Heart scares hit Pfizer&#39;s sales
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PFIZER, the drugs group best known for producing Viagra, has suffered a collapse in US sales of its blockbuster Celebrex painkiller on the back of clinical trials showing a heightened risk of heart attacks.
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Shares of Pfizer Inc. slipped on Wednesday, following reports that a study had likened the companyâs Bextra arthritis drug to Merck&#39;s Vioxx in terms of its cardiovascular risks.
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Pfizer Inc.  on Wednesday reported lower-than-expected quarterly earnings on competition with generics, and said global sales of cholesterol fighter Lipitor fell 13 percent amid slipping demand for the company's flagship product.
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NEW YORK -- Pfizer Inc. said yesterday it has halted all clinical trials and development for a cholesterol drug because of an unexpected number of deaths and cardiovascular problems in patients who used it.
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Pfizer Inc. , the world's largest drug company, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings rose on strong sales of cholesterol treatment Lipitor and arthritis drug Celebrex.
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Dec. 19--Pfizer, the world&#39;s biggest drug maker, and the rest of the pharmaceutical sector will come under renewed pressure this week after the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) warned doctors to consider
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Global drugs giant Pfizer sees profits fall after a drop in worldwide sales of cholesterol drug Lipitor.
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THE pharmaceutical industry was reeling last night, as AstraZeneca and Pfizer put key drug development programmes on hold and Eli Lilly issued a warning on one of its best selling medicines.
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Pfizer shares plunged in blizzard-like trading volume Friday after the drugmaker said new data from cancer trials showed its arthritis drug Celebrex posed &quot;increased cardiovascular risk&quot; when used in high doses.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N, the world's  largest drug company, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings  rose on strong sales of cholesterol treatment Lipitor and  arthritis drug Celebrex.
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NEW YORK, Dec. 2 -- Pfizer Inc. announced Saturday that it has cut off all clinical trials and development work for a cholesterol drug that was supposed to be a star product because of an unexpected number of deaths and cardiovascular problems among patients who used it.
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Shares of Pfizer Inc., the world's largest drugmaker, sank Monday on news that the company had halted development of a key new cholesterol treatment that was heralded as its engine for future growth as the company struggles with stagnant sales.
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Pfizer Inc, Novartis AG and Wyeth all  saw quarterly earnings hit by charges on Thursday, while Eli  Lilly and Co exceeded Wall Street expectations as third-quarter  sales of several of its drugs outpaced analysts' estimates.
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N , the world's  largest drug company, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings  rose, helped by strong sales of cholesterol treatment Lipitor  and other medicines.
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The stock is feeling some pain these days. However, this drugmaker has enough going for it that the illness shouldn&#39;t last. Amid nervousness over the future of Pfizer&#39;s arthritis pain treatment Celebrex and
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FRIDAY, Dec. 17 (HealthDayNews) -- Pfizer Inc. said Friday that a study of its popular pain drug Celebrex in cancer patients had found an apparent increased risk of heart attack and other cardiovascular problems.
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Pfizer is expected to see a sharp fall in sales of one of its best-selling drugs after a warning by US regulators.