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• Pfizer Blasted in Canada for $780K CME Program

  BNET - 2009-12-03

  Pfizer PFE can't catch a break in Canada right now. It's being blasted for a C$780,000 continuing medical education program it has set up through the Canadian Medical Association. Critics believe that doctor education should not be influenced by drug companies, which have a different set of interests than patients....

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• Pfizer, Inc. Q3 2009 Earnings Call Transcript

  Seeking Alpha - 2009-10-20

  Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions. Our first question, David Reisinger, Morgan Stanley. David Reisinger - Morgan Stanley Thanks, very much. I guess I have two questions, the first is for Jeff and the second is for Frank and both of these are kind of high level; Jeff, can you please...

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• Pfizer to Cap Retiree Health Benefits: Out of Time? Out of Luck.

  BNET - 2009-09-21

  Pfizer is to cap the amount of healthcare benefits it will pay to retired employees based on their years of service with the company, according to The Day. Any retiree who hasn't worked long enough for Pfizer or who has expensive medical bills may find Pfizer's willingness to continue covering...

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• Pfizer Lab Worker Alleges Virus Was Loose in Lunchroom

  BNET - 2009-08-10

  A former molecular biologist at Pfizer's Groton, Conn., plant alleges that she was told to stop documenting safety concerns at the lab even though she was a member of the company's health and safety committee. by Jim Edwards

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• As Lilly, Pfizer Lobby Against Obama Healthcare Plan, Their Execs Enjoy Gold-Plated Coverage

  BNET - 2009-07-10

  Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and PhRMA all oppose a pubic heathcare plan, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. But their top executives have health insurance plans which include cash payments of thousands of dollars and coverage that extends for years if they get laid off. by Jim Edwards

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• Pfizer Violated Own Rules to Hide Depression Drug Studies

  BNET - 2009-06-12

  Pfizer is accused of "deception through concealment" and "cheating" in failing to disclose nine of 16 trials of an antidepressant, Edronax reboxetine in Germany. The German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care slammed Pfizer in a press release. by Jim Edwards

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• Suit: Pfizer Docs Ran the NIH's Cholesterol Education Program

  BNET - 2009-05-27

  In 2003, half the members of the National Institutes of Health's National Cholesterol Education Program were also members of the Pfizer-funded National Lipid Education Council, according to a failed whistleblower lawsuit. by Jim Edwards

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• Lilly, Pfizer and AstraZeneca Jockeying for Position on Healthcare Reform

  BNET - 2009-04-17

  Eli Lilly, Pfizer, Bayer, Roche and AstraZeneca all agree on healthcare reform in the U.S.: They want to see the system changed so long as it in no way hurts their companies. by Jim Edwards

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• Pfizer's Flip-Flop on the Trovan Settlement

  BNET - 2009-04-07

  Pfizer is close to settling the Trovan case for $75 million, the Washington Post reported Saturday. BNET readers learned of this development on March 6. (Back story here.) Back then, Pfizer spokesperson waved BNET off the story, saying news of a settlement was "not accurate" because talks...

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• Wyeth CEO Got 69% Pay Raise; Was "Required" to Use Helicopter; Plus $24 Million Pfizer Sale Bonus

  BNET - 2009-03-30

  Wyeth CEO Bernard Poussot received a 69 percent compensation raise in 2008, to $21.3 million, in addition to a $24 million change-in-control bonus for selling his company to Pfizer.* Wyeth also took the explanation of executive perks to new levels, saying that Wyeth "requires" Poussot to travel...

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