Listed pharmaceutical companies recorded worst business operation in 1998.

After the IMF economic crisis the business management of 23 leading listed pharmaceutical companies appeared with the lowest sales and extremely deteriorated profits during 1998 fiscal year ending at Dec. 31. (refer to the table).

Overall sales growth of 23 listed firms in 1998 showed merely 3% on average and the ordinary and net profits recorded in negative figures. Accordingly, some comp...