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The Motley Fool November 18, 2004 Lawrence Meyers	Sympathy for Pfizer The market acts like Vioxx, Bextra, and Celebrex are the same drugs. They're not. Investors should change direction.
The Motley Fool December 28, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Pfizer: For Value Eyes Only While clearly not for conservative investors, this pharmaceutical deserves the attention of those looking for a value play.
The Motley Fool March 1, 2006 Rich Duprey	Celebrex Doubles Lawsuit Risk A new study says the Pfizer painkiller doubles the risk of a heart attack. Investors, beware.
The Motley Fool October 7, 2004 Brian Gorman	Pfizer Will Weather the Storm The company will likely come out on top regardless of the outcome of the latest controversies. Pfizer remains a quality choice for long-term investors.
The Motley Fool April 11, 2007 Billy Fisher	A Replacement for Vioxx at Merck? Drug company has new pain medication in the pipeline. If Arcoxia is approved despite the long odds against it, it could payoff over the long run for Merck shareholders.
The Motley Fool December 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Pfizer Won't Let Go Pfizer is hoping that Celebrex will survive in some form. But the pharmaceutical giant has also determined that the drug should no longer be advertised to consumers. Its shares were pounded again following its revelation that it would pull such ads.
The Motley Fool April 8, 2005 Charly Travers	The FDA Hammers Pfizer Regulatory agency orders a billion dollar blockbuster off the market. Should investors care?
The Motley Fool February 2, 2005 Brian Gorman	Pfizer's Troubling Trust Issue The company is in danger of losing the public's confidence.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2004 W. D. Crotty	Merck Chokes Back Vioxx The $2.3 billion arthritis drug is withdrawn from the market after clinical studies point to dangerous side-effects. Despite the bad news, Merck's big dividend payouts don't appear to be in jeopardy at the moment.
The Motley Fool February 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Take Two on COX-2 FDA panel recommendations breathe new life into Merck and Pfizer's COX-2 pain medications. Looking ahead, investors should give a good, long look to the drug sector.
The Motley Fool November 23, 2004 W.D Crotty	5 Drugs to Worry About? The recall of Merck's Vioxx raises concern among investors that there may be other pharmaceutical companies with potential legal exposure.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2004 Brian Gorman	Pfizer's Gloom Factor The stock will continue to be depressed, but things will improve if Celebrex's safety is proven.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2004 Brian Gorman	Merck Is Down But Not Out The pharma's woes may have silver linings. For now, the company's investors might want to sit tight.
The Motley Fool April 5, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Pfaces Its Pfuture Analysts and investors seem happy with Pfizer's long-term strategy. Should they be?
The Motley Fool January 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Doesn't Give Much Fizz The company reports mediocre earnings as investors remain nervous about the drug sector.
The Motley Fool April 7, 2011 Brian Orelli	When Zombies Attack, Investors Win Novartis is hoping that Prexige has as much success coming back from the dead as Tysabri has.
Chemistry World September 30, 2009 Matt Wilkinson	Cox inhibitors stage a comeback Five years after the high-profile withdrawal of Merck & Co's arthritis drug Vioxx from the market, French pharmaceutical company NicOx is trying to wow the regulators with its first-in-class anti-inflammatory drug naproxcinod.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Biggest Shot at Lipitor 2.0 It might need a little help from competitors.
The Motley Fool April 29, 2011 Brian Orelli	Nice Efficacy, Pfizer, But... Safety data is most important at this point. Nothing can stop Pfizer's oral rheumatoid arthritis treatment tofacitinib.
The Motley Fool December 13, 2005 Rich Duprey	Merck's Bitter Pill The first federal Vioxx trial ends with a deadlocked jury, but that's not necessarily good news for the drugmaker, or investors.
The Motley Fool October 11, 2004 Roger Nusbaum	Pfizer: Prognosis Critical This American icon seems destined to lag for the forseeable future.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Billy Fisher	Epic Vioxx Victory for Merck Merck scores a major victory in its Vioxx saga in the courtroom as New Jersey's Supreme Court rules against the possibility of a national class action Vioxx lawsuit. Shares react positively.
The Motley Fool October 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Rash (of Bad News) Is Over Data from Pfizer's phase 2 trial testing tasocitinib against psoriasis, a painful autoimmune skin disease, looks promising even given its small size.
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Walter Armstrong	Rheumatoid Arthritis: JAKing Down Inflammation In the race to market the first oral drug to compete with high-priced injectables for rheumatoid arthritis, Pfizer's tasocitinib has the home-stretch lead over Rigel, Vertex, and Incyte.
The Motley Fool November 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	No Sticking Point Here: Pfizer's Potential Blockbuster Works Translating successful phase 2 results into a positive phase 3 trial can require a bit of luck, especially for a disease such as rheumatoid arthritis where the outcomes are somewhat subjective.
The Motley Fool November 4, 2005 Rich Duprey	Merck Eases Its Pain The pharmaceutical giant wins an important Vioxx trial. And while it's a welcome reprieve for the company, the decision doesn't seem to warrant the enthusiasm with which the market greeted the decision.
The Motley Fool January 22, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Great Data Won't Do Much The full data from a clinical trial testing Pfizer's Sutent in pancreatic cancer was truly amazing. Unfortunately, it's not going to do very much for the stock or Pfizer's bottom line.
The Motley Fool March 25, 2011 Brian Orelli	Pfile Pfizer Under "Potential" Researchers reported promising finding from a clinical trial of Pfizer's new drug, CP-870,893, in pancreatic cancer patients in the most recent issue of the journal Science.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2011 Brian Orelli	Abbott's Potential Billion-Dollar Problem Abbott's Humira forms antibodies in nearly a quarter of patients.
The Motley Fool November 29, 2010 Brian Orelli	Head to Head: Merck vs. Itself Merck's HIV drug doesn't work as well when taken once daily.
Chemistry World April 13, 2007 Victoria Gill	FDA Votes Against Vioxx Replacement The FDA's advisory committee has recommended that the agency does not approve Merck's latest arthritis drug Arcoxia, a drug in the same class as the company's withdrawn and now infamous Vioxx.
The Motley Fool December 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	Beautiful Efficacy, Wrong Pill Lexicon Pharmaceuticals presented beautiful data showing a pill it gave rheumatoid arthritis patients decreased symptoms in 49% of patients. Unfortunately, the pill was a dummy pill with no active ingredient.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2011 Brian Orelli	Building on Pfizer's Blockbuster New data for an expanded indication for Lyrica.
Chemistry World August 28, 2007 Lewis Brindley	Mouse Study May Explain Vioxx Side-Effects Cell biologists may have discovered why the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx and other Cox-2 inhibitors can cause life-threatening heart problems in some patients.
The Motley Fool September 18, 2007 Brian Orelli	New York Tag-Teams Merck Both the city and state of New York sue Merck over Vioxx payments, alleging the big pharma defrauded Medicaid and other government agencies, by hiding problems related to its painkilling drug.
The Motley Fool December 17, 2004 Brian Gorman	Sepracor's Dream Drug? Investors should be awake to Lunesta's potential pitfalls.
The Motley Fool February 22, 2005 Charly Travers	Is Big Pharma a Bargain? While much of the drug sector is looking pretty tasty, Pfizer, with its attractive relative valuation, dominant marketing presence, and willingness to buy up blockbuster drugs, heads the list.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	The Best Drug Stock for 2007: Pfizer Investors, this is a great company at a great price.
The Motley Fool September 6, 2011 Brian Orelli	Better Late Than Never? Maybe. Can Vertex's rheumatoid arthritis drug, VX-509, succeed this late in the game?
BusinessWeek July 25, 2005 Gene G. Marcial	Is Merck Rallying After That Nasty Tumble? Although most analysts who track Merck remain bearish on the beleaguered drugmaker, some upbeat investors are buying. Why? It's Vioxx market may have softened, but its new vaccines will rise to the occasion.
The Motley Fool April 13, 2011 Brian Orelli	Drug Duo Escapes Advisory Panel Unharmed Pfizer and Novartis are on their way to expanding their cancer drug indications.
Chemistry World April 25, 2014 Phillip Broadwith	Generics triumph in anti-inflammatory patent battle Pfizer has settled a long-running patent dispute with generics heavyweights Teva and Actavis, which will allow them to produce generic versions of Pfizers non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug Celebrex (celecoxib) in the US.
The Motley Fool October 4, 2004 Mathew Emmert	Got Merck? The pharmaceutical's investors can't seem to catch a break.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Having a Garage Sale Rather than sending its unwanted drugs to the trash bin, the giant drugmaker is striking deals with its comrades to take them off its hands.
The Motley Fool October 20, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Fizzles Disappointing guidance could have this giant pharmaceutical company retesting its lows. This is likely a good time for long-termers to do their due diligence, since they'll probably have some time to get into the stock.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Focuses, Investors Should Cheer The culling of the pipeline continues at Pfizer. While that's bad news for partners that signed on with the company or with Wyeth before the merger it's a good move for Pfizer.
The Motley Fool May 27, 2005 Nick Baker	Mama Always Said You'd Go Blind Urban legends aside, what do new concerns about Viagra and Cialis mean for investors?
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The Motley Fool September 11, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Congress Full of Headaches And no drug to fix it. Merck's migraine drugs that block the calcitonin gene-related peptide receptor had such potential to treat what ails me and our government servants. That is, until side effects started popping up.
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