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Pfizer Inc.

Pfizer Inc. is a global pharmaceutical company, with headquarters in New York, New York, USA. They make the number-one selling drug Lipitor (used to lower blood cholesterol); the oral antifungal medication Diflucan, the long-acting antibiotic Zithromax and the well-known impotence drug Viagra. Its shares, traded on the New York Stock Exchange, were made a component of the Dow Jones Industrial Average on April 8, 2004.

It is named after chemist Charles Pfizer (1824-1906)

In 2002, Pfizer merged with competitor Pharmacia.

Table of contents

1 Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve 2 Patients' Rights Legislation 3 External link

Bjork-Shiley Heart Valve

Pfizer purchased Shiley in 1979 at the onset of its Convexo-Concave valve ordeal, involving the Bjork-Shiley heart valve. Approximately 500 people died when defective valves failed and, in 1994, the United States ruled against Pfizer for ~$200200,000,000.

Patients' Rights Legislation

Pfizer proposed a ban on all lawsuits against manufacturers of body implant parts which was proposed in the United States Congress as part of the Tort Reform.

See also:

• Viking Bjork

External link

Pfizer Pharmaceutical (Company Website) - U.S. corporate site, with a full product list, sections for investor relations, corporate governance, and philanthropy info.

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