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Bottles of Johnson's baby shampoo are on display in a store in New York on Tuesday April 18, 2006.SHAHRZAD ELGHANAYAN/The Associated Press

Johnson & Johnson reported better than expected quarterly results On Tuesday, as its pharmaceutical sales rebounded with the help of newer products, including treatments for prostate cancer and hepatitis C.

The company earned $3-billion (U.S.), or $1.05 per share, in the third quarter. That compared with $3.2-billion, or $1.15 per share, in the year-earlier period.

Excluding special items, the diversified health care company earned $1.25 per share. Analysts, on average, had expected $1.21 per share, according to Thomson Reuters I/B/E/S.

Company revenue rose 6.5 per cent to $17.1-billion, topping Wall Street expectations of $16.98-billion.

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