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Shire plc

Shire: Q1 2006 statement

Friday, 28 April 2006

Shire’s revenue growth of 23% was boosted by the acquisition of Transkaryoritic Technologies but even stripping that out the effect of that underlying revenue growth of 15% is still very strong for a business as substantial as Shire - it may be much smaller than the major pharmaceutical companies but it is a FTSE100 companies.
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Shire Pharmaceuticals

Thursday, 10 February 2005

Shire Pharmaceuticals’ revenues so far in the 2004/5 financial year has been strong with third quarter sales up 22% and operating profit up 16%.
Adderall XR (an amphetamine used for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder) continues to perform well with sales up $19m (+16%), but its sales in Canada have since been suspended. Although Canada is not […]

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