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Amgen Reports Third Quarter 2018 Financial Results

October 30, 2018 4:01 PM EDT

THOUSAND OAKS, Calif., Oct. 30, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2018. Key results include:

Total revenues increased 2 percent versus the third quarter of 2017 to $5.9 billion. Product sales grew 1 percent globally. New and recently launched products including Repatha® (evolocumab), Prolia® (denosumab), KYPROLIS® (carfilzomib) and XGEVA® (denosumab) showed double-digit growth.GAAP earnings per share (EPS) increased 4 percent to $2.86 driven by higher total revenues, a lower tax rate and lower weighted-average shares outstanding. GAAP operating income decreased... More