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Product sales for the three months ended March 31 rose 17% to $6.31 billion, on a constant-currency basis, marking the seventh consecutive quarter of growth.
The company’s core earnings rose 21% to $1.05 per share, while total revenue, which also includes payments from tie-ups, rose 17% to $6.35 billion from year earlier.
Analysts on average had expected core earnings of 94 cents per share and product sales of $5.89 billion, according to a company provided consensus of 22 analysts.
AstraZeneca is testing two of its approved treatments as a therapy to help treat the disease caused by the novel coronavirus.
