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- Stock symbol: PFE NYSE
- Founder: Charles Pfizer
- Year Established: 1849
- Industry: Healthcare
- Phone: (212) 573-2323
- Fax: 1-212-573-7851
- HQ: New York City
- CEO: Jeffrey B. Kindler
- CFO: Frank A. D'Amelio
- Staff: 86,600
- Other key people: William C. Steere Jr., Chairman Emeritus
- Budget for scientific research: $7.5 billion (2008)Bloomberg.com: Pfizer to Fire 800 Researchers in Focus on Cancer (January 13, 2009)
- Closed six laboratories in 2008
- Announced it would lay off 800 scientists on January 13, 2009WSJ.com: Pfizer Plans to Lay Off Up to 800 Researchers (January 13, 2009)
- Announced that it was acquiring Wyeth Pharmaceuticals on January 26, 2009
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Pfizer is considered to be the largest pharmaceutical company in the world. Brand name drugs produced by Pfizer include Lipitor (Atorvastatin), Viagra, and Celebrex.
On September 2, 2009 Pfizer agreed to a $2.3 billion settlement, for its illegal marketing and promotion of four prescription medications. http://online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20090902-707834.html
On May 14, 2009, Pfizer announced that it would provide free prescription drugs to unemployed and uninsured Americans. More than 70 medications, including Lipitor and Viagra, will be given away to Americans who lost their jobs since January 1, 2009, and have been using an included drug for more than three months. Patients can apply for the program by calling (866) 706-2400.Pittsburgh Post-Gazette: Free Lipitor, Viagra, Other Drugs for Jobless
Wyeth Acquisition
On January 26, 2009, Pfizer announced it would acquire Wyeth Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth about $68 billion dollars—the largest merger in the pharmaceutical industry in nearly 10 years. Pfizer also said it would cut about 10% of its workforce and close several manufacturing plants.Health Blog (WSJ): Pfizer Broadens Beyond Pills with $68 Billion Wyeth Buy (January 26, 2009) CNNMoney.com: Pfizer to buy Wyeth for $68 billion (January 26, 2009)Pfizer Layoffs
On January 13, 2009, Pfizer announced that it would lay off 800 scientists.WSJ.com: Pfizer Plans to Lay Off Up to 800 Researchers (January 13, 2009) According to a Pfizer spokesperson, the cutbacks will affect the development of early-stage drug development for medicine related to heart failure, high cholesterol and obesity. However, the company plans of restructuring to focus on cancer, brain disorders and diabetes.Bloomberg.com: Pfizer to Fire 800 Researchers in Focus on Cancer (January 13, 2009)-
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Will the Pfizer fraud settlement prevent other similar fraud cases? 2 AnswersIn the short-term, I would think that this settlement would actually INCREASE similar cases – not because companies would engage in new actions along these line... read more -
Why is Pfizer giving free Viagra to the unemployed? 1 AnswerBasically it is a PR move. It is also not just Viagra. Pfizer and other drugs companies have had a variety of assistance programs in the past for people who c... read more -
Is this supposed to help Pfizers market share (giving free prescription drugs)? I am perplexed why they would do this? 1 AnswerAll major drug companies offer prescription assistance programs for individuals with no insurance. These programs are usually for drugs with no generic equival... read more
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Pfizer News
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Pfizer Extends MAINTAIN Program For Unemployed, Uninsured (PFE)
The program was launched to help unemployed and uninsured Americans stay on their Pfizer medicines. Pfizer's regional president of Worldwide Pharmaceuticals ... (December 10, 2009)Trading Markets (press release) -
Pfizer, Merck, Abbott and Lilly Deals in SEC Insider Trading Probe
The agency is investigating Pfizer's takeover of Wyeth and Merck's deal for Schering-Plough as part of a broader inquiry into insider trading, ... (December 10, 2009)Wall Street Journal (blog) -
Pfizer Announces Updated Trial Results For AROMASIN In Switch And Upfront ...
(RTTNews) - Pfizer Inc. (PFE: News ) announced results from an exploratory analysis of the Intergroup Exemestane Study at a median follow-up of 91 months in ... (December 10, 2009)RTT News -
Pfizer joins partnership with Calif. firm
By Lee Howard Pfizer Inc. and California-based Crown Bioscience Inc. announced this week a collaboration agreement to research and develop therapies focused ... (December 10, 2009)TheDay.com
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Dilbert Explains Why Just Copying Others Is A Dumb Business Model
[...] forgot to paste these two in. Note Pfizer is now in litigation over Lipitor generics. http://www.fiercepharma.com/story/pfizer-sues-dr-reddys-over-lipitor/2009-12-10 AND....check this out...Pfizer is now getting into the Generic [...]Anonymous Coward | http://techdirt.com/ Original | Permalink (December 10, 2009 11:36 PM) -
Dilbert Explains Why Just Copying Others Is A Dumb Business Model
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More on appointment of Pfizer exec to CIHR board
[...] interest all of the time. To tar Dr. Prigent with the Pfizer guilt was disingenuous. Dr. Rouleau's answers were sometimes poorly constructed [...] it back (such as the point about his study showing the Pfizer drug did not work).The quote from Dr. Beaudet was [...]Jim | http://dontleavecanadabehind.wordpress.com/ Original | Permalink (December 10, 2009 09:35 PM) -
Sen. Byron Dorgan: Time to Lower Drug Prices
That's mis-leading and simply wrong - "shift to American consumer the burden of funding private R&D" Pfizer SG&A $14.5B, R&D $7.9B Merck SG&A $7.4B, R&D $4.8B Abbott SG&A $8.4B, R&D $2.7B SG&A = selling [...]phasor | http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ Original | Permalink (December 10, 2009 07:37 PM)
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