NEW HAVEN, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ: ALXN) today announced financial results for the third quarter of 2016. Total revenues grew to $799 million, a 20 percent increase, compared to $667 million for the same period in 2015. In the third quarter, the negative impact of foreign currency on total revenue was 2.5 percent or $16 million, net of hedging activities, compared to the same quarter last year. On a GAAP basis, diluted earnings per share (EPS) for the third quarter of 2016 was $0.42 per share, compared to a loss of $0.81 per share in the third quarter of 2015.
