Press Release Archive

February 28, 2011 - Pfizer Announces Updated, Interactive Development Pipeline

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today provided an update to its development pipeline, available at www.pfizer.com/pipeline. The updated pipeline includes an overview of the company’s research and a list of compounds in development with targeted indication, phase of development and, for late-stage programs, mechanism of action. The company has redesigned the format of the development pipeline, providing interactive capabilities that will

February 28, 2011 - XIAPEX® (Collagenase Clostridium Histolyticum) Authorized in the European Union (EU) For Dupuytren’s Contracture

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEW YORK

February 23, 2011 - NH Citizens Health Initiative to Premiere Mini-Documentaries on NH Multi-Stakeholder Patient Centered Medical Home Pilot

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NH Citizens Health Initiative, in collaboration with Pfizer, Inc. and the New Hampshire Medical Society, is premiering two mini-documentaries detailing what it means to be a patient and a provider in a patient-centered medical home. The videos were created by The Initiative and Pfizer in an effort to describe the value and benefits of medical homes. Patient-centered medical homes put a patient’s needs at the

February 22, 2011 - U.S. Supreme Court Decision In Bruesewitz V. Wyeth A Win For Public Health

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, in a 6-2 decision, the U.S. Supreme Court affirmed the ruling of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit in favor of Pfizer’s subsidiary Wyeth, in Bruesewitz v. Wyeth. The Third Circuit determined that the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act prevents civil suits against manufacturers of FDA-approved childhood vaccines based on a claim that a particular vaccine should have been designed differently

February 10, 2011 - New AVERROES Data Demonstrate Investigational Apixaban Superior to Aspirin in Reducing Stroke and Systemic Embolism in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation Unsuitable for Warfarin Therapy

(BUSINESS WIRE)--PRINCETON, N.J.

February 6, 2011 - Pfizer To Acquire Ferrosan’s Consumer Healthcare Business

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to purchase Ferrosan’s consumer healthcare business, which includes dietary supplements and lifestyle products, from Altor 2003 Fund GP Limited. Based in Copenhagen, Ferrosan is an innovative and long-established consumer healthcare company in the Nordic region with a portfolio of leading brands. Since 1920, Ferrosan has grown to

February 3, 2011 - Enbrel® (etanercept) Significantly Improved Scalp Involvement in Patients with Moderate to Severe Plaque Psoriasis

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) and Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced results from a new trial that demonstrated Enbrel® (etanercept) significantly improved scalp involvement in adult patients with moderate to severe plaque psoriasis, compared with placebo. The data will be presented today at the 69th Annual American Academy of Dermatology (AAD) meeting in New Orleans, La. “At least half

February 3, 2011 - New Co-Promotion Agreements For Rheumatoid Arthritis Products In Japan

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Japan Inc. (“Pfizer,” headquarters: Shibuya-ku, Tokyo) and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited (“Takeda,” headquarters: Chuo-ku, Tokyo) announced today an agreement to extend the period for co-promotion in Japan for the rheumatoid arthritis (RA) drug Enbrel® (generic name: etanercept). The companies also signed a new co-promotion agreement in Japan for the investigational drug tofacitinib (development code: CP-690,

February 2, 2011 - National Family Caregivers Association Supports Advocate in His Mission to Raise Awareness of the Burden of Alzheimer’s Disease

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc., together with its collaborator on the Alzheimer’s Immunotherapy Program, Janssen Alzheimer Immunotherapy, is pleased to announce the addition of the National Family Caregivers Association (NFCA), an organization that empowers family caregivers to act on behalf of themselves and their loved ones, as a supporter of The 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s: Memories are Everything campaign. NFCA joins the campaign just

January 31, 2011 - Pfizer Announces New $5 Billion Share Repurchase Program

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that its board of directors authorized a new share repurchase program of up to $5 billion of its common stock. This is in addition to approximately $4 billion of authorization remaining under its current repurchase program and increases the company’s total repurchase authorization to $9 billion. Pfizer currently expects to repurchase approximately $5 billion of its common stock during

January 31, 2011 - Pfizer Reports Fourth-Quarter and Full-Year 2010 Results; Provides 2011 Financial Guidance and Updates 2012 Financial Targets

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE): ($ in millions, except per share amounts

January 31, 2011 - Pfizer Completes Tender Offer For Shares Of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Parker Tennessee Corp., has accepted for purchase all of the shares validly tendered and not validly withdrawn pursuant to its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) at a purchase price of $14.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and subject to any required

January 30, 2011 - Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet Joins Pfizer As Senior Vice President And Head Of Medicines Development, Specialty Care Business Unit

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today announced that Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet has been appointed Senior Vice President and Head of Medicines Development for the Specialty Care Business Unit, effective February 1 2011. Upon her arrival, she will assume global responsibility for leading the advancement of the development portfolio, ensuring its alignment with Specialty Care’s strategic objectives. “Yvonne has a strong

January 27, 2011 - Pfizer Chief Medical Officer Freda Lewis-Hall Named 2011 Woman Of The Year

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) announced that its 2011 “Woman of the Year” is Freda Lewis-Hall, MD, chief medical officer of Pfizer. In her distinguished 30-year career, Dr. Lewis-Hall has held leadership roles in direct patient care, academics, media, government, pharmaceuticals and biotechnology. “I am deeply honored to be named Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association,” said Dr.

January 27, 2011 - Pfizer Announces HSR Clearance for the Acquisition of King Pharmaceuticals

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that the waiting period under the Hart-Scott-Rodino Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (HSR Act) has been terminated in connection with the tender offer by its wholly-owned subsidiary, Parker Tennessee Corp., to purchase all outstanding shares of common stock of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) for $14.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and subject to

January 25, 2011 - Pfizer Inc and Progenics Alert Physicians and Patients to Information Related to Triad Group Alcohol Prep Products Included In U.S. RELISTOR Kit Packaging

(BUSINESS WIRE)--NEW YORK

January 24, 2011 - Pfizer Announces Seven Of New York City’s Top Research Hospitals Join Global Centers For Therapeutic Innovation

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. today announced that seven major research-based medical centers in New York City, including Rockefeller University, NYU Langone Medical Center, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, The Mount Sinai Medical Center, Columbia University Medical Center, Albert Einstein College of Medicine of Yeshiva University and Weill Cornell Medical College, have joined Pfizer’s Centers for Therapeutic Innovation, a network of

January 20, 2011 - Pfizer Extends Tender Offer to Acquire King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to January 28, 2011

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Parker Tennessee Corp. (Parker), has extended the expiration date of its tender offer for all outstanding shares of common stock of King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NYSE: KG) for $14.25 per share, net to the seller in cash, without interest thereon and subject to any required withholding taxes. The tender offer is now scheduled to expire at 5:00 p.m.

January 20, 2011 - Pfizer Inc. UK Regulatory Announcement: Pfizer Extends Tender Offer to Acquire King Pharmaceuticals, Inc. to January 28, 2011

January 11, 2011 - Pfizer Initiates Rolling Submission For A New Drug Application In The U.S. For Its Fast-Tracked Investigational Compound Crizotinib (PF-02341066) For Patients With ALK-Positive Advanced Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. announced today that it has initiated the rolling submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for crizotinib (PF-02341066), an oral first-in-class anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitor for the treatment of patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose tumors are ALK-positive. Pfizer expects to complete the submission in the first half of 2011

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