Bosentan sales boost Actelion in first quarter

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Switzerland

Actelion Ltd, the Swiss specialist pharmaceutical company, reported a 26.1% increase to CHF 405.6 million in net revenues for the first quarter as a result of continuing strong sales of Tracleer (bosentan), a treatment for pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH). Tracleer sales rose by 22.5% to CHF 352.2 million and accounted for about 87% of first quarter revenue.