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 […]