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(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc announced today that the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) in the United Kingdom has recommended Champix (varenicline) for use on the National Health Service for adult smokers who have expressed a desire to quit. This gives smokers across England, Wales and Northern Ireland access to another important treatment option to help them quit smoking. In its Final Appraisal

(BUSINESS WIRE)--At next week’s American Society of Clinical Oncology Meeting, Pfizer will present new information that underscores the depth and breadth of its oncology portfolio and the significant potential of projects advancing through the company’s research and development pipeline. Note: Details about key Pfizer presentations at ASCO are in the accompanying press release. Pfizer’s R&D pipeline in

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc. said today that it will immediately seek to appeal a ruling by the Borgarting Court of Appeal in Oslo, Norway that four of Pfizer’s patents covering Lipitor are either invalid or not infringed by a proposed generic atorvastatin calcium product from Ranbaxy Laboratories. The Supreme Court of Norway will determine whether to hear the appeal. The Court of Appeal ruled that three Pfizer patents covering

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc (NYSE:PFE) (LSE:PFZ) welcomes the European Commission’s Green Paper on smoke free environments1, which was put for public consultation earlier this year. Today in Brussels, a week before World No Tobacco Day (May 31st), the world’s leading life sciences company submitted its recommendations on the questions raised in the Commission’s Paper. The Consultation will conclude on June 1st

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer said its subsidiary, Pharmacia and Upjohn, will appeal today’s jury verdict linking its product, Provera, with plaintiff Merle Simon’s breast cancer. The case, Simon vs. Wyeth, et al., was heard in the Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas. “While we have great sympathy for what Mrs. Simon and her family have been through, today’s verdict is neither supported by the evidence introduced

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc invites investors and the general public to listen to a webcast of a conference call with investment analysts at 12 Noon EDST on Wednesday, July 18. The purpose of the call is to provide an update on Pfizer’s results, as reflected in the company’s Second Quarter 2007 Performance Report, to be issued that morning. To listen to the webcast and view the Performance Report, visit our web site

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Significantly more patients treated with Pfizer’s Lyrica reduced their pain by 50 percent or more compared with placebo, according to study results presented today at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. Clinically, this outcome would equate to a patient with severe pain reporting a reduction to mild to moderate pain. Fibromyalgia is one of the most common chronic, widespread pain conditions and is

(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Pfizer Foundation today announced the names of 20 U.S. community-based AIDS service organizations (ASOs) chosen to participate in ConnectHIV, the Foundation’s latest initiative to support organizations working to stop the spread and impact of HIV/AIDS. ConnectHIV integrates lessons learned from the Southern HIV/AIDS Prevention Initiative, the Foundation’s recently completed 3-year prevention initiative to

(BUSINESS WIRE) The board of directors of Pfizer Inc today declared a 29-cent second-quarter, 2007, dividend on the company's common stock, payable June 5, 2007, to shareholders of record on May 11, 2007. Pfizer increased its quarterly dividend to 29 cents in the first quarter of 2007 as part of a series of actions the company is taking to enhance shareholder value. The second-quarter 2007 cash dividend will be the 274th