Pfizer is the worlds largest pharmaceutical company. It was founded in New York in 1849 by Charles Pfizer and his cousin. Their business started booming after they discovered a process for making citric acid. This method was vital in producing penici...
The Nigerian prosecutor in multi-billion dollar lawsuits against Pfizer says reaching an out-of-court settlement depends on Pfizer's acceptance of the government's final terms to end charges against the U.S. pharmaceutical giant. According to the la...
By Sarah Simpson Lagos 07 December 2007 The U.S. pharmaceutical giant, Pfizer, has confirmed in a statement that out of court talks with the Kano State government in northern Nigeria have broken down. Kano State is suing Pfizer for more than $2 billi...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 03 October 2007 A Nigerian court has resumed hearings for U.S. pharmaceutical giant Pfizer on allegations it caused the death of Nigerian children when it conducted a clinical trial in the country. For VOA, Gilbert da Costa...
By Gilbert da Costa Abuja 25 July 2007 Nigerian government lawyers have filed criminal charges against the American drug firm Pfizer. The lawyers accuse Pfizer of carrying out illegal tests of drugs in Nigeria. Gilbert da Costa has more for VOA in th...
By Carol Pearson Washington, DC 06 December 2006 watch Heart Drug Fails Pfizer, the largest pharmaceutical company in the world, has stopped development of its most promising drug. The move has rocked both the medical world and the stock markets. Ca...
By Jill Moss Broadcast: November 17, 2003 This is Steve Ember with the VOA Special English Development Report. The drug company Pfizer says it will give enough medicine free of charge to treat about n...