Pfizer gets big revenue boost

US drugs giant Pfizer has beaten expectations by booking a Q3 profit of $2.84 billion (£2.14bn).

The group said underlying earnings came in at 67 cents per share, or 2 cents better than expected. Pfizer said revenues were in line with forecasts at $13.2bn, and the company said that it expected full-year earnings of between $2.58 to $2.62 per share.