There has been a decline in the first quarter earnings of Allergan Inc. They have slumped down by 5.7% putting the authorities in serious reviewing. The firm however has covered up for the losses and has been able to gain double digit figures from the revenues collected by the sale of medical devices as well as cosmetic medical products.

The firm came back with a surprise for one and all, when the gain that it recorded was higher than the projections by the Wall Street as well as the adjusted earnings made by them. There was a rise in the full year sales recorded by the firm and this made it mend the damage it had incurred in the recent past.

"Allergan is off to a strong start for 2011”, said David E. I. Pyott, Allergan's Chairman and Chief Executive. He further added that their Cash pay markets looked good and were on an upswing as of now.

One area of the firm still remains to be under serious threat after the current developments. That is the area where there is the manufacture of gastric bands for the purpose of weight loss. This is as a result of the continual phase of unemployment that has seemed to stretch on for a long time now. For now, the firm seems to have recovered the initial bumps and is on the road to speedy development.