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Generic Viagra floods the market. Here’s how Pfizer is reacting

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 13, 2018
Pfizer hopes to run with its “little blue pill” as long as it can. That includes the time-honored strategy of launching its own generic.
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The Trump administration wants drug companies to lower prices. This is what’s actually happening.

by Dan Gorenstein
Jul 5, 2018
Pfizer recently raised the list prices for more than 40 of its prescription medications, including the pain med Lyrica. It’s the second time this year Pfizer has boosted list prices. The increases come at a time of increased public and…
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Big Pharma's competition to buy new cancer drugs

by Jed Kim
Aug 22, 2016
Pfizer spends $14 billion for a new prostate cancer drug plus others in the pipeline
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The only way to stop inversions might be tax reform

by Dan Gorenstein
Apr 6, 2016
The Pfizer-Allergan merger is out, but what about inversions across the board?
Pfizer was set to merge with Allergan, but after new inversion rules announced by the Treasury Department, the phama giants decided against merging. 
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Pfizer abandons $160B Allergan deal

by Marketplace Staff
Apr 6, 2016
A change in U.S. tax laws has put a halt to the merger.
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Health care tax inversions allow double dipping, according to new report

by Dan Gorenstein
Mar 17, 2016
Companies sidestep taxes that support Medicare or Medicaid, then sell those programs drugs.
Mergers with foreign-based companies can help some U.S. companies avoid taxes. 
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Weekly Wrap: Black Friday as an economic indicator

by Molly Wood
Nov 27, 2015
Let's wrap up this holiday week in business and economic news.
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Pfizer's tax-driven Allergan merger

by Tracey Samuelson
Nov 23, 2015
Regulators want to cut down on these deals, but this one is full-speed ahead.
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Pfizer and Allergan agree to $160 billion "inversion"

by Kimberly Adams
Nov 23, 2015
The deal would create the largest pharmaceutical company in the world.
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U.S. corporations park billions overseas

by Mitchell Hartman
Aug 26, 2014
Pfizer, Merck, Microsoft, Apple and others store money overseas for tax advantage.
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