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Financial Report: Hospira

U.S. Specialty Injectable segment drives growth in the quarter

By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Hospira

4Q Revenues: $1.1 billion (+4%)

4Q Earnings: $35.8 million (+7%)

FY Revenues: $4.5 billion (+12%)

FY Earnings: $333.2 million (loss of $8.3 million FY13)

Comments: Growth in the quarter was driven by U.S. Specialty Injectable Pharmaceuticals (SIP), up 6% to $606.8 million, and Other Pharma sales, up 24% $130.1 million, offset by the expected decline of Precedex, docetaxel and Medication Management sales, related to the divestiture of the TheraDoc clinical surveillance software business. Global SIP sales in the quarter were $752.8 million, up 3%, and Other Pharma sales were $163.0 million, up 25%. In the quarter, Pfizer entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Hospira for approximately $17 billion.

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