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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 33rd Annual Deutsche Bank Healthcare Conference on Monday, May 5th at 12:40pm Eastern Daylight Saving Time. To view and listen to the webcast, visit our web site homepage at www.pfizer.com and click on the “Deutsche Bank Healthcare

The board of directors of Pfizer Inc today declared a 32-cent second–quarter, 2008, dividend on the company’s common stock, payable June 3, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on May 9, 2008. The second-quarter 2008 cash dividend will be the 278th consecutive quarterly dividend paid by Pfizer, and 2008 marks the 41st consecutive year of annual dividend increases for Pfizer

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Animal Health today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire multiple product franchises from Schering-Plough Corporation covering all major animal health species including cattle, swine, equine, and companion animal. Specifically, Pfizer Animal Health will acquire from Schering-Plough a number of animal health products for sale in the European Economic Area covering the following categories

(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 24. To access the webcast, visit our Web site at www.pfizer.com and click on the “Annual Meeting of Shareholders” webcast link in the Investor Presentations tab on our homepage. Information on accessing and pre-registering for the webcast will be

Pfizer Japan Inc announced that on April 16, the company received an approval for the manufacturing and marketing authorization of the anti-tumor drug/kinase inhibitor “SUTENT® Capsule 12.5 mg” (sunitinib malate) indicated for Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor (GIST) after failure of imatinib treatment due to resistance and for Renal Cell Carcinoma (RCC) not indicated for curative resection and Metastatic Renal

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that the Canadian Federal Court has upheld a Pfizer patent covering amlodipine besylate, the active ingredient in Norvasc. The court issued an order prohibiting regulatory approval of Pharmascience’s proposed product in Canada until Pfizer’s amlodipine besylate patent - Canadian Patent No. 1,321,393 - expires in August 2010. Pharmascience may appeal the decision to the Federal Court of Appeal

(BUSINESS WIRE)--In a study in patients with mild-to-moderate Alzheimer’s disease (AD), the addition of Lipitor (atorvastatin calcium tablets) 80 mg to Aricept® (donepezil HCl) 10 mg showed no significant differences in cognition or global function (key measures of Alzheimer’s progression) compared to placebo plus Aricept 10 mg. Furthermore, no statistically significant differences were seen on various cognitive, behavioral

Pfizer’s Lyrica reduced pain of fibromyalgia in patients regardless of whether they experienced symptoms of anxiety or depression at the beginning of the study, according to a pooled analysis presented today at the American Academy of Neurology annual meeting. The analysis, which looked at data pooled from previous clinical trials, also showed that patients’ self-reported improvements were more closely associated

(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pfizer Inc said today that it updated the US product labeling for EXUBERA® (insulin human [rDNA original]) Inhalation Powder to include a warning with safety information about lung cancer cases observed in patients who used Exubera. This update is based on an ongoing review of the data from the Exubera clinical trial program and post-marketing experience by Pfizer and the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)