Pfizer Posts Higher Earnings on Drug Sales
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Pfizer Inc. said Wednesday that third quarter earnings, excluding charges, beat Wall Street expectations by a penny, on strong sales of Lipitor and Celebrex medicines.
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Johnson & Johnson posted a 9 percent increase in second-quarter profit yesterday, as the acquisition of Pfizerâs consumer health products line offset a continuing decline in sales of its stents and a top drug.
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Eli Lilly and Co. LLY.N on Thursday  said it expects 2005 earnings to rise as higher sales of its  newer drugs offset a decline in its top-selling schizophrenia  drug Zyprexa.
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The prescription-benefit manager said earnings soared on higher overall revenue and improved results in its specialty pharmacy business.
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Medco Health Solutions Inc   reported better-than-expected quarterly earnings on Tuesday,  helped by sales of generic drugs, and the pharmacy benefit  manager boosted its full-year profit forecast, sending its  shares higher.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on lower taxes and better-than-expected sales of its medicines, including its newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Pfizer Inc.  on Thursday said  second-quarter earnings from continuing operations rose about  13 percent on higher sales of medicines like cholesterol  fighter Lipitor and Celebrex for arthritis.
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Walgreen Co. WAG.N on Monday posted a  30.5 percent rise in quarterly profit, boosted by sales of  generic drugs and digital photo processing, sending its shares  to a nearly three-year high.
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Strong sales of key products drove third quarter earnings at Pfizer Inc. up 50 percent, the world&#39;s largest drug company said Wednesday.
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Eli Lilly and Co  on Tuesday said fourth-quarter profit rose on lower taxes and better-than-expected sales of its medicines, including newer treatments for depression, diabetes and cancer.
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Walgreen Co. , the top U.S. drugstore chain, on Monday said quarterly profit rose 18.1 percent due to rising prescription demand and strong sales of profitable nonpharmacy merchandise.
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Walgreen Co. WAG.N on Monday posted a  30.5 percent jump in quarterly profit, its largest increase in  four years, boosted by sales of generic drugs and digital photo  processing.
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Johnson &amp; Johnson  on Tuesday  said its second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of its  medical devices and prescription medicines.
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Profits at the drugmaker increased 13 percent in the second quarter on higher sales of its arthritis drug and pneumonia vaccine.
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Procter & Gamble Co. PG.N  on  Wednesday posted higher quarterly profit, boosted by sales of  new products and continued gains in developing markets.
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Biogen Idec Inc.  said on Thursday that fourth-quarter earnings rose on higher sales of its cancer and multiple sclerosis drugs.
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Johnson & Johnson  on Tuesday  said second-quarter profit rose on higher sales of medical  devices and prescription drugs, with especially strong demand  in overseas markets.