The tobacco giant that makes Marlboro cigarettes has sold a UK inhaler company for a knock-down price due to what it calls an “unwarranted” backlash.

Philip Morris International (PMI) has offloaded Vectura Group for £150m ($198m) just three years after buying it in a deal worth more than £1bn.

PMI’s decision to buy Vectura, which makes inhalers to treat lung conditions such as asthma, was criticised as being hypocritical.

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      1 year ago

      Its cyclical, we’ve just gone so far past the time to eat them that it’s almost time again.