Read more Pfizer stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/2592/pfizer.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 14:28:20 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/73615/big-pharma-flouts-laws-on-off-label-uses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagBack in 2004, a unit of drug giant Pfizer pleaded guilty to marketing a drug, Neurotonin, for unapproved uses, paid $430 million in fines, and promised to clean up its act—which it had no intention of doing. "At the very same time Pfizer was in our office negotiating and...http://www.newser.com/story/73615/big-pharma-flouts-laws-on-off-label-uses.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 09 Nov 2009 8:19:14 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/68445/pfizer-pays-record-23b-fine-for-false-marketing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPfizer will shell out $2.3 billion—a record for a health care fraud settlement—over deceptive marketing of its drugs, the Los Angeles Times reports. Pfizer and one of its subsidiaries marketed four drugs based on off-label uses specifically prohibited by the FDA. The settlement with the Justice Department...http://www.newser.com/story/68445/pfizer-pays-record-23b-fine-for-false-marketing.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 13:11:53 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/68374/drug-giants-target-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMajor drug companies are tying their fortunes to cancer like never before, the New York Times reports. The firms—inspired by advancements in science as well as the high prices cancer drugs command—are pouring unprecedented resources into the search for new cancer drugs. The drug giants hope cancer treatments...http://www.newser.com/story/68374/drug-giants-target-cancer.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 02 Sep 2009 2:16:47 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/65255/tech-snaps-nadaqs-streak-dow-climbs-24.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe tech sector exerted downward pressure on stocks today, snapping the Nasdaq’s 12-day winning streak, the Wall Street Journal reports. Microsoft sank 8.9% after reporting a 29% drop in quarterly earnings, while Amazon fell 8.3% after also reporting a disappointing quarter. Alcoa, Pfizer, and Merck helped the Dow...http://www.newser.com/story/65255/tech-snaps-nadaqs-streak-dow-climbs-24.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 24 Jul 2009 15:24:21 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63997/stocks-tread-water-dow-up-5.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe stock market indices swung back and forth across a narrow range today as financials enjoyed advances but the health care sector declined, the Wall Street Journal reports. Goldman Sachs was up 3.69% after Bank of American Merrill Lynch upgraded Goldman shares from “neutral” to “buy.” Pfizer fell 2....http://www.newser.com/story/63997/stocks-tread-water-dow-up-5.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 09 Jul 2009 15:12:34 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/63337/anti-smoking-chantix-zyban-pose-suicide-risk-fda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThe Food and Drug Administration is warning smokers about serious mental-illness risks of two smoking-cessation drugs, as reported suicides among their users increase. Chantix and Zyban must now carry the agency’s strongest warning label, the New York Times reports. The FDA isn’t trying to scare patients, an official says: “You...http://www.newser.com/story/63337/anti-smoking-chantix-zyban-pose-suicide-risk-fda.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagWed, 01 Jul 2009 16:59:17 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/59141/oil-banks-steal-63-from-dow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMarkets were off today on falling oil prices and a poor showing from the financial industry, the Wall Street Journal reports. The S&P energy index fell 2.4% and Bank of America, Pfizer, and Wal-Mart also saw declines. General Motors, whose low share price no longer significantly affects markets, was...http://www.newser.com/story/59141/oil-banks-steal-63-from-dow.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 15 May 2009 15:13:55 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58990/pfizer-offers-free-lipitor-viagra-to-jobless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPfizer is unveiling a new program that will let people who have lost their jobs and health insurance keep taking some of its medications—including Lipitor and Viagra—for free for up to a year. The world’s biggest drugmaker will provide more than 70 of its prescription drugs free to...http://www.newser.com/story/58990/pfizer-offers-free-lipitor-viagra-to-jobless.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 14 May 2009 10:27:01 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/58786/drugs-oil-push-dow-up-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFinancials dipped today as firms continued stock sell-offs to finance TARP repayments, but strong performance by drug and energy companies stabilized the market, the Wall Street Journal reports. Merck and Pfizer were up as much as 2% and 6%, respectively; oil got a boost from $60 barrels. The Dow was...http://www.newser.com/story/58786/drugs-oil-push-dow-up-50.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagTue, 12 May 2009 15:15:20 CDT