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GSK Raises Outlook, Looks to New Medicines to Fuel Growth

  • Drugmaker sees earnings per share rising as much as 17%
  • GSK is launching vaccine to protect older adults from RSV
The GSK headquarters in London.Photographer: Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg
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GSK Plc raised its guidance for the year after a strong start to 2023 as it prepares to begin selling one of the first vaccines to prevent a common respiratory virus.

Sales will increase by as much as 10% and earnings per share by as much as 17% this year, the UK drugmaker said in a statementBloomberg Terminal Wednesday. The stock showed little change in London trading as analysts had anticipated the outlook upgrade.