(NaturalNews) The European Commission has approved a chewable version of Pfizer's blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor, for use in children over the age of 10.
Coming soon to Europe: Chewable cholesterol drugs for children (like candy)
Showing posts with label cholesterol. Show all posts
Showing posts with label cholesterol. Show all posts
Friday, October 29, 2010
Saturday, July 31, 2010
Watch out for expanding sickness market… Chewable Cholesterol Lowering Drugs for Children? Really?
Watch out for expanding sickness market… Chewable Cholesterol Lowering Drugs for Children? Really?
Recent breaking news: Lipitor, the world’s best selling drug by Pfizer will now be available in chewable pill form for your children to enjoy. Yummy. In an article written by the Associated Press earlier this month, it states that this pill will be designed for children with “Genetic Diseases” like Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Recent breaking news: Lipitor, the world’s best selling drug by Pfizer will now be available in chewable pill form for your children to enjoy. Yummy. In an article written by the Associated Press earlier this month, it states that this pill will be designed for children with “Genetic Diseases” like Familial Hypercholesterolemia.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Children Are Being Exploited to Extend Pharmaceutical Patents
Want to protect your kids from high cholesterol? Just give ’em drugs—like the new, chewable form of Lipitor. Yes, chewable. Like candy. A new Action Alert asks Congress to repeal a really rotten law that encourages this.
Lipitor, the world’s top-selling drug—made by Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company—has just been approved for use with children in the European Union. It is already approved for children in the US. The motivation is obvious: Lipitor’s 2009 sales were about $13 billion, but its US patent expires at the end of November 2011. This means Pfizer will quickly lose much of its Lipitor revenue once the generic competition hits the market. The company is desperately trying to boost its sales everywhere it can before then.
Children Are Being Exploited to Extend Pharmaceutical Patents
Lipitor, the world’s top-selling drug—made by Pfizer, the world’s largest pharmaceutical company—has just been approved for use with children in the European Union. It is already approved for children in the US. The motivation is obvious: Lipitor’s 2009 sales were about $13 billion, but its US patent expires at the end of November 2011. This means Pfizer will quickly lose much of its Lipitor revenue once the generic competition hits the market. The company is desperately trying to boost its sales everywhere it can before then.
Children Are Being Exploited to Extend Pharmaceutical Patents
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