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Pfizer calls WikiLeaks cable 'preposterous'
Health / Medicine Related News
The US pharmaceutical group dismisses claims that it ran a 'dirty tricks' operation to scuttle a Nigerian federal lawsuit over a clinical trial the company conducted in 1996
Source: FT.com - Pharmaceuticals
Study: Pfizer lung cancer pill may double survival
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Biotechnology News
AP - A much-anticipated drug for advanced lung cancer from Pfizer Inc. appears to double survival over standard drugs against tumors with a certain genetic mutation, according to research presented Sunday.
Source: Yahoo! News: Biotechnology News
Pfizer wins case to keep Viagra patent
US drugmaker wins a patent case that will block generic producer Teva from selling an unbranded version of Viagra
Source: FT.com - Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer tactics to combat generic drugmakers
The controversial tactics that Pfizer is using to protect revenues from sales of Lipitor could become a model for the pharmaceutical industry
Source: FT.com - Pharmaceuticals
Pfizer weighs plans for $3bn part-IPO
The pharmaceuticals group is looking at a part-flotation of its animal health division and has been talking to bankers about arranging an initial public offering
Source: Pharmaceuticals companies news from the Financial Times
Pfizer Faces Trickier Takeover Rules
Revision of Takeover Code in 2011 strengthened position of target companies and forced bidders to put more information into public domain
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Pressure Grows On David Cameron To Intervene In Pfizer Bid As Survey Reveals Public Wants Ministers To Step In
UK News
An exclusive survey for the Daily Mail by polling firm Opinium reveals widespread public concern about the proposed takeover, which has alarmed Britain's science community and prompted warnings about jobs.
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Pfizer Declines To Commit Over US Jobs
Pfizer head Ian Read tells Maryland and Delaware governors that effect of AstraZeneca bid on employment in individual states could not be determined
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