Pfizer Drug Wins OK for Blood Infections
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Drug maker Pfizer Inc.  on Tuesday said it won regulatory clearance to sell its anti-fungus medicine Vfend to treat serious hospital-acquired bloodstream infections.
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc  said on  Friday that clinical trial results showed its top-seller Advair  had an edge over Pfizer Inc's  rival product Spiriva in  treating patients with the lung disease COPD.
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Tablets containing a combination of the blood pressure medication aliskiren and water pill hydrochlorothiazide have been approved by the Food and Drug Administration
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GlaxoSmithKline Plc, Europe's biggest  drugmaker, said on Monday a U.S. court had ruled in its favor  in patent litigation with Israel's Teva Pharmaceuticals over  anti-nausea drug Zofran.
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Pfizer Inc. on Tuesday said its experimental drug for a deadly form of stomach cancer proved safe and effective in a late-stage trial, prompting researchers to halt the study seven months ahead of schedule.
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A second-line drug to treat a life-threatening form of leukemia has won federal approval, the Food and Drug Administration said Monday.
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GAITHERSBURG, Maryland  - Current data do not show Pfizer Inc.'s pain reliever Celebrex is safe for treating rheumatoid arthritis in children, a U.S. advisory panel narrowly ruled on Wednesday.
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Pfizer Inc. won federal approval Friday to market the painkiller Celebrex as a treatment for the tens of thousands of children with a devastating form of arthritis.
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A federal appeals court has cleared  the way for Alpharma Inc. ALO.N to launch a generic form of  Pfizer Inc.'s PFE.N Neurontin capsules to treat epilepsy,  sending Alpharma shares sharply higher.
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Swiss drugmaker Roche Holding Ag said  on Monday that U.S. health regulators approved its Tamiflu  influenza treatment at two lower doses for children in a form  with a longer shelf life that could be an advantage for use in  stockpiling against a flu pandemic.
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Stocks were little changed on Friday,  recovering after a sharp early drop on news from Pfizer Inc.  PFE.N that patients in a study showed an increased risk of  heart attacks after taking its popular Celebrex drug.
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A U.S. judge on Tuesday ruled that the patent on the multibillion-dollar blood clot-preventing drug Plavix is valid, handing a major victory to Bristol-Myers Squibb Co.  and Sanofi-Aventis .
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Enablex, also known as darifenacin, was approved by the Food and Drug Administration. Novartis (nyse: NVS - news - people ) had purchased the drug from Pfizer (nyse: PFE - news - people ) for $225 million
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Pfizer Inc. PFE.N , the world's  largest drug company, on Wednesday said fourth-quarter earnings  rose, helped by strong sales of cholesterol treatment Lipitor  and arthritis drug Celebrex.
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A breakthrough cancer drug made by a Long Island company won federal approval late Thursday in a major victory for cancer patients and the region&#39;s budding biotech industry.
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Pfizer Inc. said Friday the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved its medication for pain caused by nerve damage from diabetes or shingles.
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Drug giant Pfizer Inc. reiterated Thursday that its arthritis drug Celebrex was safe to use after competitor Merck &amp; Co. pulled its arthritis drug Vioxx off the market worldwide after studies showed it raised the risk of heart attack.