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Weak dollar, foreign sales boost drugmakers

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 20:28:25 +0000

Profits posted Wednesday by Pfizer Inc. and Wyeth show a common theme among pharmaceutical companies _ nearly all the growth they’re seeing these days is overseas, driven by emerging markets and the weak dollar.U.K.-based GlaxoSmithKline PLC,...

International sales lift Pfizer 2Q profit

AP — Wed, 23 Jul 2008 11:35:03 +0000

Drug maker Pfizer says its second-quarter profit more than doubled as restructuring charges declined and the weak dollar helped lift overseas revenue.The New York-based company says profit rose to $2.78 billion, or 41 cents per share, compared with...

FDA says Pfizer's online Viagra ad did not mention risks

AP — Mon, 21 Apr 2008 19:29:26 +0000

Federal regulators have warned Pfizer Inc. for not mentioning the risks of Viagra in an advertisement featuring country musicians singing the praises of its popular impotency pill.The Food and Drug Administration called on Pfizer to discontinue...

Pfizer 1Q profit falls on buyout charges, patent losses

AP — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 11:29:51 +0000

Drug maker Pfizer says its first-quarter profit fell 18 percent on lower sales of blood-pressure drug Norvasc and the allergy drug Zyrtec, but topped Wall Street forecasts after excluding acquisition charges.The New York-based company earned...

The Dangerous Precedent of Celebrex

Matt Wendus — Thu, 10 Apr 2008 14:17:00 +0000

Celebrex is a prescription NSAID (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug) used to treat arthritis pain and recently, the manufacturer Pfizer has put out an advertisement to promote this medication and explain its risks and benefits. Perhaps the most...

Nigerian Judge Detains Pfizer Officials

AP — Tue, 25 Dec 2007 15:13:50 +0000

A judge in Nigeria has ordered the arrest of three top officials of the U.S.-based drug company Pfizer Inc., saying they failed to honor an order to appear in court over a $2 billion suit the company is facing for a 1996 drug trial, court...

Pfizer 3Q Profit Falls on Exubera Charge

AP — Thu, 18 Oct 2007 12:01:54 +0000

Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest pharmaceutical company, said Thursday its third-quarter profit plunged due to a $2.8 billion pretax charge to end investment in inhaled insulin drug Exubera, and lower sales of blockbuster cholesterol drug...

Viagra, the impotency wonder drug, to also help recoup from jet lag

Kanchan — Tue, 22 May 2007 05:49:51 +0000

That is what a new study on the effect of Viagra on hamsters is suggesting. A shot of it may one day help shift workers and flight crews recover their normal sleep cycles. Diego Golombek from Argentina’s National University of Quilmes...

Pfizer Animal Health: We protect every pig as if it were the last one

Balendu — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 13:24:49 +0000

This is a visually compelling print advertisement campaign launched by Pfizer Animal Health. The campaign aims at conveying that the firm is equally sensitive and concerned towards as it is for other beings and it takes utmost care to treat...

Pharmacia pleads guilty in pharmacy benefit manager kickback scandal

Gautam — Thu, 26 Apr 2007 06:57:52 +0000

Pharmacia and Upjohn Company has admitted that it had offered kickback to a pharmacy benefit manager and as a result was slapped a criminal fine worth $19.68 million. As a part of the sentence the company has been excluded from participation in...