NEW YORK and SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE) and Medivation, Inc. (NASDAQ: MDVN) today announced results from the Phase 3 HORIZON trial of the investigational drug dimebon (latrepirdine*) in patients with Huntington disease. Dimebon did not achieve statistical significance for either of the co-primary endpoints, the Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), which measures cognition (p=0.39), or the Clinician's Interview-Based Impression of Change, plus caregiver input (CIBIC-p

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a conference call with investment analysts at 10 a.m. EDT on Tuesday, May 3, 2011. The purpose of the call is to provide an update on Pfizer’s results, as reflected in the company’s First Quarter 2011 Performance Report, to be issued that morning. To view and listen to the webcast and view the Performance Report, visit our web site at www.pfizer.com and click on the “Pfizer Quarterl

PEAPACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co L.P. (together with its affiliates, “KKR”) today announced they have entered into an agreement whereby an affiliate of KKR will acquire Pfizer’s Capsugel business for $2.375 billion in cash. Capsugel, the world leader in hard capsules and an innovator in drug-delivery systems, generated approximately $750 million in revenue and manufactured more than 180 billion hard capsules in 2010. “The transaction is an endorsement o

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) announced today that it has received a Refusal to File letter from the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for tafamidis, the company’s novel, oral investigational compound for patients with Transthyretin Familial Amyloid Polyneuropathy (TTR-FAP). Upon preliminary review, the FDA determined that the application, which was submitted in February 2011, was not sufficiently complete to permit a substantive review. The company believes t

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Oncology will present nearly 30 abstracts highlighting research in new and established pathways, including inhibition of Hedgehog signaling (PF-04449913);1 dual inhibition of PI3K/mTOR (phosphatidylinositol 3-kinase/mammalian target of rapamycin)(PF-04691502);2 and cancer stem cell-based targets.3 Data from this research as well as data from studies involving investigational compounds, including crizotinib,4 an oral first-in-class compound that inhibits the anap

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today released a report detailing the company’s financial interactions with health care professionals and researchers in 2010. Specifically, the report, posted today on www.pfizer.com/WorkingWithHCP, presents 2010 data on payments -- including compensation for clinical research activities, professional consulting, and speaking at expert-led forums –- and the value of other items, such as meals, educational items and reimbursed travel expenses, provided to U

PEAPACK, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Greenstone LLC announced today that it is voluntarily conducting a recall, to the patient level, of medicines with lot number FI0510058-A on the label. This includes Citalopram 10mg Tablets (100-count bottle) and Finasteride 5mg Tablets (90-count bottle), both distributed in the U.S. market. The recall is due to the possibility that incorrect labels have been placed on the bottles by a third-party manufacturer. This is the only lot number being recalled and no oth

MADISON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--As part of its ongoing commitment to invest in the future of the veterinary profession, Pfizer Animal Health today announced the recipients of its second annual student scholarship program. Pfizer awarded $2,500 each to 300 second- and third-year veterinary students at accredited universities throughout the United States and the Caribbean, for a total of $750,000. A total of 1,562 students applied for the scholarship. Students were chosen based on several criteria

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A new study, published today in The New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM), showed that SPIRIVA® HandiHaler® (tiotropium bromide inhalation powder), a long-acting anticholinergic, was significantly more effective at preventing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) exacerbations than salmeterol HFA-MDI (hydrofluororalkane-metered dose inhaler). While salmeterol HFA-MDI, a beta-agonist is widely used as a COPD maintenance treatment worldwide, i

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a presentation by Mikael Dolsten, President, Worldwide Research and Development, at the Barclays Capital 2011 Global Healthcare Conference on Thursday, March 17, 2011 at 11:15 a.m. Eastern Daylight Time. To view and listen to the webcast, visit our web site at www.pfizer.com and click on the “Barclays Capital 2011 Global Healthcare Conference” link in the Investor Presentations sect