Pfizer today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Geodon® (ziprasidone HCI) Capsules for maintenance treatment of bipolar I disorder as an adjunct to lithium or valproate in adults. The approval is based on clinical ... [News-Medical.Net - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Geodon, Bipolar Disorder, Pfizer Inc, Food and Drug Administration, Placebo

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 16 hours ago - 11 Documents (in Medicine)

Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH

FDA Advisory Committee Finds Data Support the Claim That Pfizer Inc. (PFE)'s SPIRIVA(R) HandiHaler(R) Reduces COPD Exacerbations

RIDGEFIELD, Conn. & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Pulmonary-Allergy Drugs Advisory Committee voted 11 to 1 that clinical data included in a supplemental new drug application (sNDA) provide substantial and convincing ... [BioSpace - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease, Pfizer Inc, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Food and Drug Administration

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 11 Documents (in Health)

Food and Drug Administration

FDA advisory committee recommends expanded use of Pfizer vaccine

NEW YORK (Nov. 19) A Food and Drug Administration advisory committee has voted in favor of approving an expanded version of a pneumococcal disease vaccine for children and infants made by Pfizer, Pfizer announced.The drug maker said Wednesday that the ... [Drug Store News - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Food and Drug Administration, Pfizer Inc, Vaccine

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 3 Documents

Why Pfizer Wants Your Car-Sick Dog to Travel on Thanksgiving

Thanksgiving plus recession equals car sickness drugs for dogs, according to a new press release from Pfizer (PFE). The company is urging people to bring their dogs with them as they travel for Thanksgiving dinner. Why? Because Pfizer makes a motion-sickness ... [BNET - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Pfizer Inc, Thanksgiving, Recession

First Reported 18 hours ago - Updated 9 hours ago - 3 Documents

FDA Approves Intravenous Formulation of Pfizer’s Revatio

Pfizer announced that the FDA has approved Revatio (sildenafil) Injection,an intravenous formulation of Revatio. ... [FDA News - 9 hours ago]

Entities: Pfizer Inc, Food and Drug Administration, Sildenafil

First Reported 11/19/2009 - Updated 11/19/2009 - 5 Documents

BRIEF-US FDA panel-Data adequate on Pfizer lung drug safety concerns

WASHINGTON, Nov 19 (Reuters) - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration advisory panel on Thursday:* Voted 11-1 that data from a trial of Boehringer Ingelheim and Pfizer's lung drug Spiriva were adequate to address potential concern about strokes* Said data ... [FinanzNachrichten.de - 11/19/2009]

Entities: Pfizer Inc, Food and Drug Administration, Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH, Washington DC

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 2 Documents

Pfizer Is Best Positioned Big Pharma in China - Goldman

In an investment review of Pfizer (NYSE: PFE), Goldman Sachs said sales in emerging growth markets would become a significant factor in the companys revenues, a fact that it considers underappreciated by stock market investors. China is the major emerging ... [Seeking Alpha - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Pfizer Inc, China, Wyeth Ltd, Higher Education, Emerging Markets

First Reported 8 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Medicine)

Pfizer to pay $6.3 mln to patient in Prempro lawsuit

LOS ANGELES, Nov 20 (Reuters) - A Philadelphia jury on Friday ordered pharmaceutical giant Pfizer (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) to pay $6.3 million in compensatory damages to an Illinois breast cancer survivor after finding menopause drugs Premarin, ... [Reuters India - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Pfizer Inc, Wyeth Ltd, Provera, Pharmacia & Upjohn Inc, Lawsuit

First Reported 17 hours ago - Updated 16 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Internet & IT)

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) Executive:In Talks To Expand Licensing Pact With Aurobindo Pharma

Dow Jones -- Pfizer Inc. is looking to expand its licensing pact with Aurobindo Pharma Ltd. to add more products and markets, a senior company executive said Friday. ... [BioSpace - 16 hours ago]

Entities: Aurobindo Pharma Ltd, Pfizer Inc

First Reported 20 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 2 Documents (in Chemistry)

Pfizer inks pact with DNDi to fight human African trypanosomiasis, visceral leishmaniasis & Chagas disease

Pfizer Inc and Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) have signed an agreement that is designed to facilitate advancements in the battle against human African trypanosomiasis (HAT), visceral leishmaniasis (VL) and Chagas disease, which afflict ... [PharmaBiz - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Chagas Disease, African Trypanosomiasis, Pfizer Inc

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"The recurrence of mood episodes associated with bipolar disorder can have a devastating impact on patients’ lives,” said Dr. Ilise Lombardo, senior medical director, Pfizer Specialty Care. “This approval underscores Pfizer’s commitment to supporting people suffering from serious mental health disorders.”"

FDA approves Pfizer's Geodon Capsules for the adjunctive maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder [News-Medical.Net - 2 hours ago]

...Funtleyder, analyst with Miller Tabak and author of the book, 'Healthcare Investing: Profiting from the New World of Pharma, Biotech, and Health. "If investors were willing to pay more for the pure-play pharma that does acquisitions, then every pharma would do it" Funtleyder said. But mega-mergers don't always improve stock values. In 2000 Pfizer merged with Warner-Lambert in a $90 billion all-stock deal...

Big Pharma Mergers: Good News Or Bad? [Yahoo! Canada - 7 hours ago]

"The FDA approval of Geodon provides an additional treatment option for patients with bipolar disorder, who require maintenance therapy to keep the symptoms of the disease under control" Pfizer said

Pfizer's Geodon Approved As Adjunctive For Bipolar Disorder - Update [RTTNews.com - 10 hours ago]

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