Pfizer Statement on Vincristine Sulfate Injection, USP Supply in the United States
NEW YORK, N.Y., October 18, 2019 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) announced today that “ Pfizer is now the only supplier of vincristine and we are committed to providing this important medicine to patients. We have scaled up production to fully meet the need for vincristine over the long term. We have also expedited additional shipments of vincristine, which are now in transit to healthcare providers so they can treat patients.”
Furthermore, a letter to customers was posted on Pfizer’s Sterile Injectable website Pfizer’s Sterile Injectable website and the FDA Drug Shortage website.
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DISCLOSURE NOTICE: The information contained in this release is as of October 18, 2019. Pfizer assumes no obligation to update forward-looking statements contained in this release as the result of new information or future events or developments. This release contains forward-looking information about Vincristine Sulfate Injection, USP Supply in the United States that involves substantial risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those expressed or implied by such statements. Risks and uncertainties include, among other things, uncertainties inherent in manufacturing, including difficulties or delays in manufacturing, including delays caused by natural events, such as hurricanes; supply shortages at our facilities; and legal or regulatory actions, such as warning letters, suspension of manufacturing, seizure of product, injunctions, debarment, voluntary recall of a product or failure to secure product approvals A further description of risks and uncertainties can be found in Pfizer’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and in its subsequent reports on Form 10-Q, including in the sections thereof captioned “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Information and Factors That May Affect Future Results”, as well as in its subsequent reports on Form 8-K, all of which are filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and available at www.sec.gov and www.pfizer.com.
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