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 Johnson & Johnson reported a 10% rise in third-quarter net income on a 12% sales increase
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 that were driven particularly by new products
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 including pharmaceuticals
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 and the company's professional operations.
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 Net for the New Brunswick, N.J., maker of health-care products climbed to $265 million, or 80 cents a share, from $240 million, or 71 cents a share, in the year-earlier period.
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 Sales rose to $2.45 billion from $2.2 billion.
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 The year-ago per-share earnings are adjusted 
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to reflect a 2-for-1 stock split last May.
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 In a statement, Ralph S. Larsen, chairman and chief executive officer, said
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 the company was pleased with its third-quarter sales performance, especially in light of the extremely competitive environment in domestic consumer markets and the negative impact of unfavorable exchange rates this quarter. 
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 David J. Lothson, an industry analyst for PaineWebber Group Inc., said 
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Johnson & Johnson's results slightly exceeded his expectations for the third quarter.
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 In New York Stock Exchange composite trading yesterday, Johnson & Johnson shares fell 37.5 cents to $54.625.
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 Mr. Larsen noted substantial sales growth for the recently introduced Acuvue disposable contact lens and Hismanal, a once-a-day antihistamine.
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 Eprex,
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 used by dialysis patients 
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who are anemic,
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 and Prepulsid, a gastro-intestinal drug, did well overseas,
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 he said.
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 Despite health-care cost controls and programs
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 to hold down inventory,
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 the professional division,
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 which makes products 
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including sutures and surgical stapling equipment,
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 achieved solid growth, 
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Johnson & Johnson said.
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 But domestic consumer sales slipped 1.2% for the quarter, to $490 million from $496 million.
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 The company cited softness in the retail health and beauty aids category, as well as the intense competition in the company's sanitary protection product line.
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 Overseas sales were stronger,
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 principally because of a rebound in Brazil,
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 where economic turmoil had hurt year-earlier results,
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 Johnson & Johnson said.
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 Mr. Lothson of PaineWebber said
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 the company's sales pace has been picking up 
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largely because the effect of unfavorable exchange rates has been easing 
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-- a pattern 
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continuing this quarter.
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 He cautioned, however,
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 that a tough tax-rate comparison may slow the company's earnings growth for the current quarter.
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 For last year's fourth quarter, the company's tax rate was less than 20%,
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 he said.
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 While the third period contained no major surprises,
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 Mr. Lothson said,
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 the results show 
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how sensitive the multinationals can be to developments in a single country such as Brazil.
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 He also questioned
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 whether recent gains in that country can be sustained.
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 The following issues were recently filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission: 
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 Bergen Brunswig Corp., proposed offering of liquid yield option notes, via Merrill Lynch Capital Markets.
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 Columbia Gas System Inc., shelf offering of up to $200 million of debentures.
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 Laserscope, initial offering of 1,656,870 common shares,
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 of which 1,455,000 shares are to be sold by the company and 201,870 by holders, via Alex. Brown & Sons Inc. and Volpe, Covington & Welty.
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 TeleVideo Systems Inc., proposed offering of 1,853,735 common shares,
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 to be sold by holders.
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 Western Gas System Inc., initial offering of 3,250,000 common shares,
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 of which 3,040,000 shares will be sold by the company and 210,000 by a holder, via Prudential-Bache Capital Funding, Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co. and Hanifen, Imhoff Inc.
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