(Reuters) - Allergan Plc (N:AGN) reported a 4.4 percent rise in quarterly revenue, lifted by higher demand for key products such as Botox and Restatis eye drops, and the company expanded its share buyback program by $5 billion to $15 billion.
Net revenue rose to $3.62 billion from $3.47 billion in the third quarter ended Sept. 30.
The company also initiated a regular quarterly cash dividend of 70 cents per share, payable in the first quarter of 2017.
Chief Executive Brent Saunders has orchestrated a string of acquisitions since the Dublin-based drugmaker's planned $160-billion merger with Pfizer Inc (N:PFE) collapsed in April, due to new U.S. tax regulations.