President Trump has flagged that US tariffs on pharmaceutical imports are likely to kick in on Aug. 1, with duties on semiconductors also in line for implementation then too. “Probably at the end of the month,

In the second quarter, J&J’s worldwide oncology sales shot up more than 20 per cent, offsetting declines in sales of its popular immune system medicine Stelara, which is facing a patent cliff. Sales in its smaller, medtech division increased 6 per cent.