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Healthy Skepticism Library item: 7232

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Publication type: news

Baron M.
Pfizer unable to present data due to early disclosure, WSJ
Market Watch.com 2006 Nov 13
http://www.marketwatch.com/News/Story/Story.aspx?guid=%7b139F24D7-2737-498D-880E-9F90F37054A7%7d&siteid=yhoo&dist=yhoo


Abstract:

Pfizer Inc. won’t be able to present new data on an experimental drug designed to boost good cholesterol to the American Heart Association this week due to a violation of the organization’s disclosure guidelines, The Wall Street Journal reported on Monday. The WSJ said a release about the drug, called torcetrapib, issued by Pfizer on Oct. 30 led to the decision by the American Heart Association. Shares of Pfizer, a Dow component, closed Friday at $25.71, down 13 cents

 

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