NEW BRUNSWICK (AP) — Johnson & Johnson says its pharmaceutical business expects to seek regulatory approval by 2019 for more than 10 new products, each with the potential to top $1 billion in annual sales.

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The health care products maker says its Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies business also will pursue approvals of more than 40 additional uses for existing or new products.

New Brunswick, New Jersey-based Johnson & Johnson is hosting a review of its pharmaceutical business with analysts. The company's drug portfolio focuses on five areas: immunology, infectious diseases and vaccines, neuroscience, cardiovascular and metabolism, and oncology.

Janssen also announced Tuesday that it is partnering with Achillion Pharmaceuticals Inc. to develop and sell hepatitis C treatments, a potential lucrative field for drugmakers.


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