Teva Pharma (TEVA) posted 3Q08 results this morning which beat consensus profit estimates by a penny at 72 cents per share on an adjusted basis with record sales coming in slightly below estimates at $2.84B versus $2.9B expected. Revenue increased by 20% while GAAP net income of $637M rose by 21% from the year-ago period. Results were driven by the proprietary multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone, which posted sales of $562M, representing a 28% increase from the year-ago period. Cash flow from operations more than dou






