Botox-maker Allergan posts smaller quarterly loss

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Last Updated : Jul 26 2018 | 4:36 PM IST

(Reuters) - Allergan Plc posted a smaller second-quarter loss on Thursday due to demand for the company's Botox anti-wrinkle treatment.

The company reported net loss attributable to ordinary shareholder's of $472.5 million, or $1.39 per share, in the second quarter ended June 30, compared with a loss of $795.5 million, or $2.37 per share, a year ago.

Revenue rose 2.9 percent to $4.12 billion.

(Reporting by Manas Mishra in Bengaluru; Editing by Saumyadeb Chakrabarty)

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First Published: Jul 26 2018 | 4:25 PM IST