Pfizer News

Pfizer Inc. must pay about $75 million in punitive damages to an Illinois woman who developed cancer after taking one of the drugmakera s menopause treatments, people familiar with a sealed verdict in the case said.

The approval by U.S. antitrust regulators of Pfizer Inc.'s acquisition of Wyeth is an outlier of how merger reviews will be conducted under the Obama administration.

Dutch authorities say they have banned use of a batch of Pfizer's Prevenar, or Prevnar, after three infants died within two weeks of receiving the anti-infection vaccination.

Significantly More Smokers With Mild-To-Moderate COPD Quit Smoking Using CHANTIX/CHAMPIX Compared With Placebo Main Category: Smoking / Quit Smoking Also Included In: Respiratory / Asthma ; COPD Article Date: 05 Nov 2009 - 13:00 PST New study results showed that 42.3 percent of smokers with mild-to-moderate chronic obstructive pulmonary disease ...

Moody's Investors Service upgraded the senior unsecured ratings of Wyeth, citing the execution of an outstanding bonds agreement with Wyeth.

The new Merck & Co . has become the world's second-biggest drugmaker overnight with a huge acquisition, but it still has a fat wallet and plans more wheeling and dealing.

The new Merck & Co. has become the world's second-biggest drugmaker overnight, with a fat wallet to fund future deals.

Flamel Technologies today announced that Pfizer has exercised its option to license Flamela s MedusaA technology for the development of a controlled release formulation of an already-marketed therapeutic protein.

Drugmakers Pfizer Inc. and GlaxoSmithKline today launched a new, independent company specializing in HIV treatments, naming it ViiV Healthcare with worldwide headquarters in London.

Merck & Co and Schering-Plough Corp said their $41.1 billion merger will be completed later on Tuesday, marking the close of the second huge deal in the pharmaceutical industry in recent weeks.

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U.S. regulators won't accept drugmaker Merck's application for a new combination cholesterol pill that includes rival Pfizer's Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug.

David Einhorn generated gains of almost 4% in October, according to the investment results of Greenlight Capital Re, a reinsurer that invests its premiums with the hedge fund manager.

Four pharmaceutical manufacturers have paid the state $3 million to settle claims they improperly marketed drugs and paid kickbacks to health care professionals in return for prescribing their products.

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Multinational drug giant Pfizer Inc. has expressed willingness to settle amicably with United Laboratories Inc.

Pfizer Inc.'s board of directors has agreed to listen to shareholders' views about executive compensation.

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A federal magistrate has awarded Brigham Young University more than $852,000 in attorney fees and other costs in an ongoing lawsuit between the school and drugmaker Pfizer Inc.

Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. said Thursday its shareholders will have input on compensation for company executives starting in 2010.