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Sanofi says Dupixent could be a $10 billion drug, aims to sell Cialis and Tamiflu over the counter

Sanofi says it wants to sell Cialis, the erectile dysfunction treatment, and Tamiflu, the flu drug, as over-the-counter medicines.
Technicians work on a production line at a Sanofi Genzyme site in Lyon, France.

The new CEO of Sanofi, the French drug giant, believes that its drug Dupixent, for the treatment of severe rashes and asthma, could surpass $10 billion in annual sales.

, who became CEO in September, said Monday that growing sales of Dupixent, which is sold with the U.S. biotech Regeneron, would be Sanofi’s top priority. It “has the chance to be one of the most successful medicines in the history of the industry, built on the back of patients with huge unmet need who are

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