By Ethan A. Huff (NaturalNews) Four former executives at Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug company. — Henry McKinnell, John LaMattina, Karen Katen, Joseph Feczko — as well as Gail Cawkwell, Pfizer’s current Vice President of Medical Affairs, will all face trial for allegedly concealing the unfavorable results of drug trials involving Celebrex and Bextra.Courthouse […]
How Drug Companies Get Away with Murder
After earning billions of dollars annually for illegally marketing drugs that killed or injured thousands of Americans, Pfizer simply settled their lawsuit and pulled the drug from the market. Their fine amounted to about three months of their profits. No one went to jail. Although the Justice Department routinely pursues cases like this, the fact […]
Pfizer Pneumonia Shot Shown Effective in Ages 50 and Older
By Tom Randall Pfizer Inc. (PFE)’s pneumonia vaccine, the company’s fastest-growing drug by sales, was found effective in two studies of adults over the age of 50, supporting the company’s regulatory application to expand the product’s use. The vaccine, Prevnar 13, produced a stronger immune response against pneumococcal bacteria than an older vaccine from Merck […]
Interview: Pfizer vaccine unit eyes adults, infectious disease
By Maureen Martino When Pfizer was searching for a major acquisition in 2009, it saw a lot it liked in Wyeth–including an established vaccine group that could jump-start its own efforts in that area. Pfizer had a nascent vaccine group was doing research but it didn’t have any products on the market. After the buy, the world’s […]
Pneumococcal Vaccine: 4 Deaths in Japan, 849 Reported Deaths in United States
By Norma Erickson Japan recently halted the use of two vaccines manufactured by Sanofli Adventis and Pfizer after four young children died. The two types are the Hib vaccine to prevent bacterial meningitis and a vaccine to protect against streptococcus pneumoniae. These vaccines will not be used until investigations are completed to determine whether they are safe. […]
