Wrinkles

... Ventura County Star: Business Get Local News Sports Entertainment Lifestyle Business Opinion E-MAIL THIS STORY Allergan '06 sales may near $3 billionAcquisition of Inamed reflectedBy Alex Veiga, AP business writerMarch 28, 2006LOS ANGELES — Botox-maker Allergan Inc.

said Monday that its 2006 sales would be between $2.81 billion and $2.95 billion, reflecting the biomedical company's recent acquisition of Inamed Corp.

Irvine, Calif.-based Allergan maintained its previous guidance for full-year 2006 earnings per share of $3.56 to $3.62, including expected stock-option expenses of 20 cents per share.

Analysts surveyed by Thomson Financial estimate full-year earnings per share of $3.56 on revenue of $2.76 billion.

Allergan completed its $3.2 billion takeover of Santa Barbara-based Inamed last week.

Inamed makes a range of "dermal filler" products used to smooth wrinkles that Allergan sees as a complement to its marke...

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