MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--It’s not what celebrities know about getting fit for summer, it’s who they know. And when Hollywood stars want to get in the best shape of their lives, they call Harley Pasternak, creator of the 5 Factor Diet. This spring, the makers of Centrum® multivitamins are teaming up with Pasternak to bring star-worthy tips to Americans. One lucky person will win a trip to Los Angeles and a training session with Harley, a renowned fitness and nutrition expert and best-selli

DALLAS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The board of directors of Pfizer Inc. today declared a 20-cent second-quarter 2011 dividend on the company’s common stock, payable June 7, 2011, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 13, 2011. The second-quarter 2011 cash dividend will be the 290th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer. “Through dividends and share repurchases, we returned approximately $7.1 billion to our shareholders in 2010,” said Ian Read, president and chief executive off

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today top-line results from the ORAL Standard (A3921064) and ORAL Step (A3921032) Phase 3 studies of tofacitinib (development code: CP-690,550), an investigational, novel, oral JAK inhibitor. ORAL Standard is a completed twelve-month study in patients with moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) and were randomized to receive tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg BID, adalimumab 40 mg subcutaneousl

MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today announced the global launch of its new advanced GOLD range of child nutrition products, developed to meet the changing nutritional and feeding needs of young children. The GOLD range of infant and follow-on formulas, and growing-up milks provides the right balance of high-quality nutrients needed to support ideal health, growth and development in growing children. Globally, in 2010 around 43 million children under the age of five were overweight.

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. commented on an abstract concerning the ORAL Sync Phase 3 study of tofacitinib in patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) which has been posted for the European League Against Rheumatism (EULAR) conference. In this study, four deaths were reported in the tofacitinib arms, three of which were determined by the investigators not to be study drug related. The cases reported that were determined not to be study drug related involve one case of brain injury foll

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to listen to a Webcast of the Annual Meeting of Shareholders at 8:30 a.m. (Central Daylight Time) on Thursday, April 28. To access the Webcast, visit our Web site at www.pfizer.com/annualmeeting and click on the “Annual Meeting of Shareholders Webcast” link. Information on accessing and pre-registering for the Webcast will be available at www.pfizer.com beginning today. Visitors to www.pfizer.com will be able to list

SHANGHAI, China and NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shanghai Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. (SHSE: 601607) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MOU) for the companies to jointly pursue potential business opportunities in China. The potential partnership is intended to leverage both companies’ strengths, matching Pfizer’s global capabilities in developing innovative medicines with Shanghai Pharmaceutical’s capabilities and reach in the China market. The co

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today top-line results from the ORAL Scan Phase 3 study (A3921044) of tofacitinib (development code: CP-690,550), formerly known as tasocitinib, an investigational, novel, oral JAK inhibitor. ORAL Scan is an ongoing two-year study in patients with moderate-to-severe active rheumatoid arthritis (RA) who had an inadequate response to methotrexate (MTX) and were randomized to receive tofacitinib 5 or 10 mg BID or placebo added to background MTX. The

HONOLULU--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today data from an open-label extension study (Fx-006) of the pivotal Phase II/III (Fx-005) trial. This extension study evaluated the long-term clinical outcomes of tafamidis, a novel, oral, investigational compound being studied as a treatment for patients with Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). TTR-FAP is a rare and fatal neurodegenerative disease affecting approximately 8,000 patients worldwide. These data show

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today that the U.S. FDA Oncologic Drugs Advisory Committee (ODAC) voted 8-2 that SUTENT® (sunitinib malate) provides a favorable benefit-risk profile for the treatment of unresectable pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (NET). The panel’s advice will be considered by the FDA when finalizing its review of Pfizer’s supplemental New Drug Application (sNDA) for sunitinib for this indication. "We are encouraged by the panel’s favorable review of sunitinib