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The Science Behind Migraine and Headaches
If you've never had a migraine attack, it’s hard to imagine how a headache can knock someone out of commission. Perhaps you've even referred to a headache as “having a migraine.” But if you're among the one billion people worldwide who lives with migraine, you fully understand how debilitating an attack can be.1 The pain, nausea, and sensitivity to light and sound can make it impossible to work or care for your family. No wonder migraine is the second leading cause of disability.2 Understandin...
Thrive with Pride
2022 Pride Journal - Celebrating the LGBTQ+ Community With PrideWe are honored to share the 16th anniversary edition of our Pride Journal - a platform where our LGBTQ+ Pfizer Colleagues and allies can share personal experiences of struggles, triumph, and their hope for the future in honor of Pride Month. Read the stories that have provided inspiration to so many: Rod MacKenzie (He/Him)Former Chief Development Officer NYHQ 2022 Pride Journal ForewordIn 2010, I wrote an article for the Out Pfizer...
Counterfeit Prescription Drugs: How Organizations Are Combating the Sale of Fake Meds
In an expensive healthcare system, everybody wants more affordable medicine, but at what physical or emotional cost? If you get caught in a medical fraudster's trap, that cost may be steep. By taking counterfeit prescription drugs (which look real but aren't), you not only run the risk of not receiving the benefits of the intended medication, but fakes can also harm you. Unsuspecting buyers may experience allergic reactions, overdose, or other adverse effects caused by unapproved ingredients.1...
Heartburn, Acid Reflux, or GERD: What’s the Difference?
For many Americans, Super Bowl Sunday is as much an excuse to dig into snacks as it is to tune in for the game. Each year, we eat more than a billion chicken wings and 10 million pizzas.1,2 Then we wash it all down with more than 300 million gallons of beer. The resulting heartburn is often enough to raise antacid sales at 7-Eleven by 20% the day after the big game.1For about 60 million Americans, heartburn isn’t an aggravation isolated to one Sunday in February, but a condition they experience...
How To Identify Fake Medicines
Every morning, as you greet the day and shake your prescribed medicine into your hand, you're trusting that they’re authentic. Worldwide, though, counterfeit medications are more common than some might think.Studies show approximately 10-40% of medicines sold in low- and middle-income countries are counterfeit. In the United States, less than 1% of medicines sold in retail pharmacies are counterfeit.1By that comparison, the chances of your medication being fake are small, but there's still a...
Insights into Illegal and Counterfeit Drugs
People all over the world rely on medication for things like managing chronic illness, preventing pregnancy, and treating life-threatening diseases. Yet people unknowingly consume counterfeit drugs every day, even in developed countries with well-regulated healthcare systems. They put their lives at risk for something they should be able to trust. The pharmaceutical industry and global drug regulators are constantly working to keep any below-standard and fraudulent drugs out of circulation. But...
How One Woman’s Feeling of Helplessness Launched an Initiative to Hire Refugees
The images, unfortunately, have been too common for far too long: people young and old, refugees whose lives have been upended by forces beyond their control, fleeing their homes for safety. Watching it as it unfolds can make someone feel powerless. But what can one person do to make a difference? That was the question Mona Babury asked herself in August 2021 when the Taliban seized control in Afghanistan. From her home near New York City, as she watched footage of Afghan refugees, the trauma...
Meet The People of PGS: Terrari
Through the “People of PGS” series, we spotlight the names and faces behind the great work we do in PGS. Next up is Terrari, a Continuous Improvement Specialist in Sanford, North Carolina, and co-lead of the site’s Global Black Community Colleague Resource Group chapter.Over the course of his six years at Pfizer, Terrari has directly impacted PGS’s ability to help patients. Whether it was working on the start-up and quick transition to commercial production of one of Pfizer’s rare disease...
Understanding Six Types of Vaccine Technologies
Ever since the first vaccine was developed in 1796 to treat smallpox,1 several different methods have been created to develop successful vaccines. Today, those methods, known as vaccine technologies, are more advanced and use the latest technology to help protect the world from preventable diseases.2Depending on the pathogen (a bacteria or virus) that is being targeted, different vaccine technologies are used to generate an effective vaccine. Just like there are multiple ways to develop a...
Finding Breakthroughs in Sickle Cell Disease: Patients and Advocates Lead the Way
In most types of clinical research, a large number of patients participate in studies that explore an experimental treatment or approach. This decades-old process is how some of the most impactful, and even lifesaving therapies have come to be, from cancer drugs to COVID-19 vaccines.1 But what happens when scientists need to study a rare disease, one that doesn’t affect a high percentage of people? And what if those who are affected don’t participate because of social disparities...
Pfizer Statement on Results of Third Annual Pay Equity Study Among Colleagues Worldwide
NEW YORK, N.Y., February 22, 2022 – Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) stated today that, for the third year in a row, a recognized compensation expert confirmed equitable pay practices for employees at Pfizer.The study assessed pay for gender worldwide and for minorities in the United States based on compensation data, including base pay, merit increases and bonuses. The study measured the difference between similar groups of employees when adjusting for factors such as role, grade, job level, experience...
Reasons To Reject Massachusetts’ Misguided Drug Pricing Bill
Massachusetts state legislators are considering a dangerous bill that could stifle innovation, limit patients’ access to medicines, and interfere with market competition. The bill would grant the state government broad authority to arbitrarily set the prices of medications, which could threaten the biopharmaceutical industry’s contributions to the state’s economy.We all share the goal of ensuring that life-saving medicines are accessible and affordable for all, but this misguided bill is not the...
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