Lipitor is one of the most important medical breakthroughs of our era, and millions of patients have used it to lower their cholesterol. This court decision is consistent with the fundamental principle that patent laws exist to support and encourage medical innovators, not undermine them.
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Revenues in the third quarter of 2005 reflected lower prescription growth and increased competition in key therapeutic markets in the U.S., such as the lipid-lowering market, where the rate of growth in the third quarter declined significantly versus the first half of the year and the erectile dysfunction market, which has been in decline compared to 2004.Hank McKinnell
By transferring their expertise to local healthcare workers, these Fellows make lasting contributions to support health systems in communities ravaged by diseases. The Pfizer Global Health Fellows program represents an innovative collaboration between NGOs and the private sector to significantly improve the lives of people around the world in a sustainable way.
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Patients and physicians must be able to trust that the medicine in the bottle is the same as that which is described in the label. We want to ensure that patients do not receive generic products that fail to meet FDA standards.
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At the rates we're growing, our earnings should be about twice this level five years from now, ... If the price-to-earnings ratio stays the same, you can do the math.
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You are seeing business confidence increasing to the point where people are willing to add permanent jobs to the payroll as opposed to trying to fill that need through additional overtime.
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On any given day, we estimate that nearly 40 million people around the world are treated with a Pfizer medicine,
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