En 2009, le montant des éléments exceptionnels exclus du résultat opérationnel «core» est resté quasiment inchangé à USD 676 millions, contre 670 millions en 2008.
Among items excluded from core operating income in 2009 that totaled USD 676 million, which was largely unchanged from USD 670 million in 2008, were a USD 318 million increase in legal provisions as part of pending settlements to resolve US federal investigations into past marketing practices of Trileptal.
