| Website | pfizer.com |
| Category | BioTech |
| Phone | 212-573-2323 |
| Employees |
| Encysive Pharmaceuticals, 2/08 | $195M |
Pfizer Inc. engages in the discovery, development, manufacture, and marketing of prescription medicines for humans and animals. The company operates in two segments: Pharmaceutical and Animal Health. It operates various other businesses, including the manufacture of gelatin capsules, contract manufacturing and bulk pharmaceutical chemicals. Pharmaceutical This segment offers products are in Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases; Central Nervous System Disorders; Arthritis and Pain; Infectious and Respiratory Diseases; Urology; Oncology; Ophthalmology; and Endocrine Disorders. Cardiovascular and Metabolic Diseases Lipitor, for the treatment of elevated cholesterol levels in the blood, is the treatment for lowering cholesterol and the pharmaceutical product of any kind in the world. Norvasc is used for the treatment of hypertension. Caduet is a single pill therapy combining Lipitor and Norvasc for prevention of cardiovascular events. Chantix/Champix is a prescription treatment for smoking cessation. Central Nervous System Disorders Lyrica was approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for adjuctive therapy for adults with partial onsent epileptic seizures, as well as for the treatment of two of the most common forms of neuropathic pain—painful diabetic peripheral neuropathy and post-herpetic neuralgia. In 2007, Lyrica was approved and subsequently launched in the U.S. for the management of fibromyalgia. Lyrica is also marketed outside the U.S. for neuropathic pain, general anxiety disorder and adjunctive therapy for adults with partial onset epileptic seizures. Geodon/Zeldox, a psychotropic agent, is a dopamine and serotonin receptor antagonist indicated for the treatment of schizophrenia and acute manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar disorder. It is available in both an oral capsule and rapid-acting intramuscular formulation. Aricept: Aricept is discovered and developed by Eisai Co., Ltd., a major medicine to treat symptoms of Alzheimer’s disease. The company co- promotes Aricept with Eisai in the U.S. and various other countries and has a license to sell this medicine in certain other countries. Arthritis and Pain Celebrex is used for the treatment of arthritis pain and inflammation and acute pain. It also was approved by the FDA for the treatment of ankylosing spondylitis, a form of spinal arthritis. It is also approved for the treatment of juvenile rheumatoid arthritis. Infectious and Respiratory Diseases Vfend is a treatment that can be administered orally or intravenously for certain serious and fatal fungal infections, for the treatment of esophageal candidiasis and for the treatment of certain blood stream infections in non-neutropenic patients (those without low white blood cell counts). It is also available in an oral-suspension formulation suitable for patients unable to swallow the tablet form. Eraxis is an injectable, antifungal antibiotic used to treat serious candida (yeast) infections in the blood, stomach or esophagus. Eraxis is available to patients in the U.S. and Europe. Zyvox is for the treatment of hospital-acquired pneumonia and complicated skin infections due to drug-resistant bacteria known as Methicillan-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus. Zyvox is available in intravenous, tablet and oral-suspension formulations. Selzentry/Celsentri is a new class of oral HIV medicine known as CCR5 antagonists. Selzentry/Celsentri is approved in the U.S. and Europe. It is indicated for combination anti-retroviral treatment of treatment-experienced adults infected with only CCR5-tropic HIV-1 detectable, who have evidence of viral replication and have HIV-1 strains resistant to multiple anti-retroviral agents. Urology Viagra: Viagra is used for the treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED). Detrol: Detrol is a major product for the treatment of overactive bladder. Detrol LA is an extended-release formulation of this medicine, taken once a day. Toviaz: Toviaz is used for the treatment of overactive bladder with symptoms of urge urinary incontinence, urgency and frequency.
