(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that an appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that several generic manufacturers did not infringe the company’s patent for stabilized formulations of gabapentin, the active ingredient in Neurontin. The Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit ruled that the New Jersey federal district court should not have granted summary judgment to the generic manufacturers, and that a full
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September 21, 2007 - Court Rules for Pfizer in Patent Infringement Case on Neurontin
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer and the European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes (EFSD) announced today, at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) Annual Meeting, the development of a new awards program which will provide research grants to support European research around understanding and reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes. Grants will be awarded for, but not limited to, research focusing
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a presentation by Martin Mackay, Vice President, Pfizer Global Research & Development, Senior Vice President Worldwide Development, at the UBS Life Sciences Conference on Wednesday, September 26 at 8:30am Eastern Daylight Savings Time. To view and listen to the webcast, visit our web site homepage at www.pfizer.com and click on
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nearly three times as many patients receiving Selzentry, in addition to an optimized background regimen, achieved undetectable levels of HIV virus compared with those receiving an optimized regimen alone, according to 48 week data presented today in late-breaking sessions at the Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) meeting. This newly approved CCR5 antagonist – the first new class of
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Two new studies presented today at the European Association for the Study of Diabetes (EASD) meeting reinforce the efficacy and safety of Exubera (insulin human [rDNA origin]) Inhalation Powder for adults with diabetes. An eight-year extension study showed that Exubera was well-tolerated and effective at maintaining blood sugar control. A second eight-day, exploratory study with Exubera and Lantus®
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a presentation by Ian Read, Senior Vice President, Pfizer Inc., President, Worldwide Pharmaceutical Operations, at the 37th Annual Bank of America Investment Conference on Wednesday, September 19 at 9:00 a.m. Pacific Daylight Savings Time. To view and listen to the webcast, visit our web site homepage at www.pfizer.com and click on
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that the company plans to present key data on in-line medicines and pipeline research at the Annual Meeting of Interscience Conference on Antimicrobial Agents and Chemotherapy (ICAAC) in Chicago, Illinois. In addition, Pfizer plans to host an investor meeting on September 18th to review key updates on infectious disease medicines and pipeline research. The meeting will be webcast live from Chicago
September 12, 2007 - Canadian Court Finds Infringement of Lipitor Crystal Form Patent
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that the Canadian Federal Court in Toronto has ruled that Pfizer’s patent covering a crystalline form of atorvastatin, the active ingredient in Lipitor, would be infringed by Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited’s process for making their proposed generic atorvastatin product. The court granted the company’s application for an order preventing Ranbaxy from launching its product until
September 12, 2007 - Canadian Court Finds Infringement of Lipitor Crystal Form Patent
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that the Canadian Federal Court in Toronto has ruled that Pfizer’s patent covering a crystalline form of atorvastatin, the active ingredient in Lipitor, would be infringed by Ranbaxy Laboratories Limited’s process for making their proposed generic atorvastatin product. The court granted the company’s application for an order preventing Ranbaxy from launching its product until
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer announced today the initiation of a large, global Phase III clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy and safety of sunitinib malate, in combination with erlotinib, in previously treated patients with advanced non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). In addition, preliminary results from a Phase II study, presented this week at the International Association for the Study of Lung Cancer (IASLC) World Conference in Seoul,
(BUSINESS WIRE)--To help address critical gaps in malaria treatment and education, Pfizer today announced the launch of Mobilize Against Malaria. This three-country initiative comprising Kenya, Ghana and Senegal will be implemented over the course of five years (2007-2011). Pfizer has selected key international and local health experts to develop and implement public health interventions that engage and educate treatment providers and patients
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors and the general public to view and listen to a webcast of a presentation by Pfizer Inc. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey B. Kindler at the 20th Annual Bear Stearns Health Care Conference on Monday, September 10th at 1:30p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time. To view and listen to the webcast, visit our web site homepage at www.pfizer.com and click on the “the 20th
(BUSINESS WIRE)--An observational study of a large United Kingdom primary care database showed that switching patients from Pfizer’s Lipitor® (atorvastatin calcium) Tablets to simvastatin was associated with a 30 percent increase in the relative risk of major cardiovascular events, including heart attacks, strokes and certain types of heart surgeries, or death compared to patients who remained on Lipitor therapy
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) and Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (NYSE:BMY) (“companies”) today announced that they have finalized a definitive agreement for the worldwide collaboration to research, develop and commercialize DGAT-1 inhibitors, a collaboration first announced on April 26, 2007. Pfizer’s DGAT-1 discovery program includes advanced pre-clinical compounds with potential applications for the
August 21, 2007 - Pfizer Names Frank A. D'Amelio Chief Financial Officer
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer today announced that Frank A. D’Amelio, a senior executive with almost three decades of extensive operating and financial experience at AT&T, Lucent Technologies and Alcatel-Lucent, including serving as both chief operating officer and chief financial officer at Lucent, will become Pfizer’s Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer effective in mid-September. Mr. D’Amelio, who is
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc announced today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved SelzentryTM (maraviroc) tablets, the first in a new class of oral HIV medicines in more than 10 years. Selzentry blocks viral entry into white blood cells, significantly reducing viral load and increasing T-cell counts in treatment-experienced patients infected with a specific type of HIV. “There is a profound need for new
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Guidelines from the 2007 St Gallen International Expert Consensus on the Primary Therapy of Early Breast Cancer, published today in the Annals of Oncology (http://annonc.oxfordjournals.org), confirm the value of switching from tamoxifen to an aromatase inhibitor (AI), such as exemestane, for the adjuvant treatment of postmenopausal women with hormone receptor positive early breast cancer.i Approximately 360,000 women in
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Animal Health, a business of Pfizer Inc (NYSE: PFE), announced today that Cerenia™ (maropitant citrate), the first and only FDA-approved medication for the prevention and treatment of canine vomiting from a wide range of causes, including motion sickness, is now available by prescription in the United States. Vomiting is one of the most common reasons owners take their dogs to the veterinarian. According
July 24, 2007 - Spanish Court Rules in Pfizer's Favor, Upholds Lipitor Patent
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that a Spanish court has upheld the company's enantiomer patent covering the calcium salt of atorvastatin, the active ingredient in Lipitor. The Commercial Court of First Instance Number 4 in Barcelona, which issued the ruling, found a second patent covering a stabilized formulation that includes atorvastatin is invalid. The patents were challenged by generic manufacturer Ranbaxy
(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rates of virologic suppression in patients receiving Pfizer’s novel CCR5 antagonist, maraviroc, compared to efavirenz (EFV) were 70.6% vs. 73.1% for <400 copies/ml and 65.3% vs. 69.3% at <50 copies/ml in the full analysis set (FAS) study population (n= 360, maraviroc/ n= 361, efavirenz), according to a late breaker presentation at the International AIDS Society conference in Sydney, Australia. Increases in
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