Pfizer 1Q profit falls on buyout charges, patent losses (Topix)

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(Topix) Drug maker Pfizer says its first-quarter profit fell 18 percent on lower sales of blood-pressure drug Norvasc and the allergy drug Zyrtec, but topped Wall Street forecasts after excluding acquisition charges.
The New York-based company earned $2.78 billion, or 41 cents per share, compared with profit of $3.39 billion, or 48 cents per share, during the same period a year ago. Pfizer earned 61 cents per share, excluding charges for the buyouts of CovX and Coley Pharmaceutical Group Inc.
Revenue fell 5 percent to $11.85 billion from $12.47 billion. Read more


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[mrsD]

one can go to www.cafepharma.com and read the Pfizer board and
find some posts about the outstanding lawsuits facing Pfizer now.
5000+ in fact. Some are in other countries, but many here too.

When Lipitor goes off patent...we will see major changes at Pfizer.
The state where I live has already had massive layoffs etc.