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New breast cancer drug enters market
June 4, 2011 3:26 PM
CHICAGO (AP) - Millions of women at high risk of breast cancer because of genes, family history or other reasons have a new option for preventing the disease. A big study finds that a drug cut the risk of developing breast cancer by more than half in women who were... more » -
Pfizer halts testing of back pain drug tanezumab
July 19, 2010 8:10 PM
Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. is stopping tests of an experimental drug for two types of pain at the request of federal regulators. Pfizer was testing tanezumab in patients with chronic low back pain and with painful nerve damage from diabetes complications. The move comes four weeks after Pfizer halted... more » -
Viagra to go generic
April 28, 2010 6:46 PM
Brazil's top appeals court has ruled that the patent on Viagra expires next month in the South American nation, a year earlier than argued by the manufacturer. That means other companies can begin making generic versions of the erectile dysfunction drug in June. Pfizer Inc., which holds the patent,... more » -
Pfizer says FDA OKs updated infection vaccine
February 24, 2010 12:23 PM
Pfizer says the Food and Drug Administration has approved an updated version of its best-selling infection vaccine for children. Prevnar 13 is intended to reduce the risk of infection by 13 varieties of pneumococcal disease, which causes ear infections, meningitis and pneumonia. The new vaccine adds protection against six additional... more » -
FDA sees no safety issues with Pfizer HIV drug
October 6, 2009 10:34 AM
The Food and Drug Administration says an HIV drug from Pfizer appears safe for expanded use in patients who have not taken other drugs to combat the virus. Selzentry is already approved as a secondary option for HIV patients who are not responding to other antiviral drugs. Now the company... more » -
Pfizer to pay record $2.3 billion settlement
September 2, 2009 2:05 PM
The world's largest drug maker will pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions. The Justice Department says the $2.3 billion settlement with Pfizer Inc. includes the largest criminal fine in U.S. history, at $1.2 billion. The overall settlement is the largest ever paid... more »
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