Sanofi-Aventis 1st quarter profit up 8.6 percent
By VT / April 29, 2010Emma Vandore Associated Press 04/29/2010 PARIS — Sanofi-Aventis reported Thursday an 8.6 percent increase in first quarter net profit thanks to its swine flu vaccine and strong sales of diabetes treatment Lantus. France’s largest drug maker said net profit in the three-month period rose to euro1.71 billion ($2.26 billion) from euro1.58 billion a year earlier. […]