Public Policy Engagement and Political Participation
... Pfizer has a long-standing policy prohibiting the use of corporate contributions in federal elections, and the Company expects all colleagues to comply with the FECA and corporate policy. The federal contribution ban applies not only to monetary support, but also covers the use of corporate resource ...
... Pfizer has a long-standing policy prohibiting the use of corporate contributions in federal elections, and the Company expects all colleagues to comply with the FECA and corporate policy. The federal contribution ban applies not only to monetary support, but also covers the use of corporate resource ...
The market for Viagra
... Viagra was a revolutionary treatment for male impotence or erectile dysfunction (ED). Previous treatments included invasive injections, and were seen to inhibit ”normal” sexual activity. The market for impotence treatment is complicated by the fact that this was a taboo topic and sufferers tended no ...
... Viagra was a revolutionary treatment for male impotence or erectile dysfunction (ED). Previous treatments included invasive injections, and were seen to inhibit ”normal” sexual activity. The market for impotence treatment is complicated by the fact that this was a taboo topic and sufferers tended no ...
Pfizer
Pfizer, Inc. /ˈfaɪzər/ is an American multinational pharmaceutical corporation headquartered in New York City, New York, with its research headquarters in Groton, Connecticut. It is among the world's largest pharmaceutical companies by revenues.Pfizer develops and produces medicines and vaccines for a wide range of medical disciplines, including immunology, oncology, cardiology, diabetology/endocrinology, and neurology. Pfizer's products include the blockbuster drug Lipitor (atorvastatin), used to lower LDL blood cholesterol; Lyrica (pregabalin for neuropathic pain/fibromyalgia); Diflucan (fluconazole), an oral antifungal medication; Zithromax (azithromycin), an antibiotic; Viagra (sildenafil, for erectile dysfunction); and Celebrex/Celebra (celecoxib), an anti-inflammatory drug.Pfizer was founded by cousins Charles Pfizer and Charles F. Erhart in New York City in 1849 as a manufacturer of fine chemicals. Pfizer's discovery of Terramycin (oxytetracycline) in 1950 put it on a path towards becoming a research-based pharmaceutical company. Pfizer has made numerous acquisitions, including Warner–Lambert in 2000, Pharmacia in 2003 and Wyeth in 2009. The Wyeth acquisition was the largest of the three at US$68 billion. Pfizer is listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and its shares have been a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average since April 2004.In September 2009, Pfizer pleaded guilty to the illegal marketing of the arthritis drug Bextra for uses unapproved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and agreed to a $2.3 billion settlement, the largest health care fraud settlement at that time. Pfizer also paid the U.S. government $1.3 billion in criminal fines related to the ""off-label"" marketing of Bextra, the largest monetary penalty ever rendered for any crime. Called a repeat offender by prosecutors, this was Pfizer's fourth such settlement with the U.S. Department of Justice in the previous ten years.