(LEAD) SK Biopharm's Q3 operating profit up 66 pct on U.S. sales of seizure drug

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SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., a biopharmaceutical arm of ...

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SEOUL, Nov. 5 (Yonhap) -- SK Biopharmaceuticals Co., a biopharmaceutical arm of SK Group, said Thursday its operating profit rose 65.9 percent from a year earlier, boosted by robust U.S. sales of oral anti-seizure medication.

The company reported an operating profit of 116.3 billion won in the July-September period, according to its regulatory filing.

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