「世界的に厳しい経済情勢においても、当社の多様なビジネスモデルを活かし、堅調な財務成績を達成することができました。力強い財務状況、世界的な事業展開、医療に不可欠な製品群といった当社の強みは、広範な治療領域へさらに投資を加速させる上で、当社の位置づけを強固にするものです」と、会長兼CEOのロバートL.パーキンソン ジュニア(Robert L. Parkinson Jr.)は述べています。
This release includes forward-looking statements concerning the company’s financial results and outlook for 2009. The statements are based on assumptions about many important factors, including the following, which could cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward-looking statements: demand for and market acceptance risks for new and existing products, such as ADVATE, and other technologies; future actions of regulatory bodies and other governmental authorities, including the FDA and foreign counterparts, that could delay, limit or suspend product development, manufacturing or sales or result in sanctions; product quality or patient safety concerns leading to product recalls, withdrawals, launch delays, litigation, or declining sales; additional legislation or regulation which may affect pricing, reimbursement and rebate policies of government agencies and private payers or other elements of the company’s business; production yields, regulatory clearances and customers’ final purchase commitments with respect to the company’s pandemic vaccine; product development risks; inventory reductions or fluctuations in buying patterns by wholesalers or distributors; the impact of geographic and product mix on the company's sales; the impact of competitive products and pricing, including generic competition, drug reimportation and disruptive technologies; the availability of acceptable raw materials and component supply; the ability to enforce company patents; patents of third parties preventing or restricting the company’s manufacture, sale or use of affected products or technology; any impact of the commercial and credit environment on Baxter and its customers; foreign currency fluctuations and other risks identified in the company’s most recent filing on Form 10-K and other Securities and Exchange Commission filings, all of which are available on the company's website. The company does not undertake to update its forward-looking statements. Financial schedules are attached to this release and available on the company’s website