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The Motley Fool November 10, 2008 Brian Orelli	Drug Fuels an Idling Rocket Ship AstraZeneca needs another FDA approval to really take advantage of its cholesterol drug's success.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2011 John Grgurich	Pfizer Losing Lipitor Patent: What Investors Need to Know The patent ends today.
The Motley Fool April 2, 2008 Brian Lawler	Bad Timing for AstraZeneca's Good Data AstraZeneca quietly reports a successful clinical study for its cholesterol-lowering lead drug.
The Motley Fool December 4, 2008 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Blows Statin Smoke Pfizer presents some mildly persuasive numbers to try to win back customers for Lipitor.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2009 Brian Orelli	Let's Hand Out Crestor Like Candy That sure would increase sales.
The Motley Fool December 6, 2011 Stephanie Baum	Senators Question Pfizer Lipitor Deals, Ranbaxy Gets FDA Approval for Generic Version Some senators are concerned that Pfizer's deals with pharmacy benefit managers will undermine the sale of generic versions of Lipitor.
The Motley Fool January 8, 2010 Brian Orelli	Heartburn Relieved ... for Now AstraZeneca settles its patent dispute with Teva.
The Motley Fool June 19, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer's Small Lipitor Win Pfizer and the most prolific challenger of its Lipitor patents, Indian generic-drug manufacturer Ranbaxy, settle the vast majority of their litigation.
The Motley Fool March 14, 2006 Brian Gorman	AstraZeneca's Heartening News A new study shows cholesterol drug Crestor's further potential. Will it help sales?
The Motley Fool October 15, 2007 Brian Lawler	Save Your Cash, Pfizer A multibillion-dollar stake in Sanofi wouldn't fix Pfizer's problems. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool September 24, 2010 Brian Orelli	Prepare for This $12 Billion Whoosh Pfizer's Lipitor is the top-selling cholesterol drug -- in fact, it's the top selling drug period -- but it'll start to see generic competition in a little over a year.
The Motley Fool December 16, 2008 Brian Orelli	Doubling Up on Triple Lipid Drugs The Food and Drug Administration gave Abbott Lab's TriLipix the thumbs-up, approving it for use by itself or with statins.
The Motley Fool January 30, 2007 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Fights a Generic Threat Pfizer attempts to fend off a generic threat in Canada for its top drug. It's a trial worth paying attention to for its shareholders, as Canada does represent one of the larger pharmaceutical markets in the world.
The Motley Fool April 30, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Protects Profitable Patent The courts uphold a key patent on Pfizer's top drug.
The Motley Fool September 7, 2007 Brian Orelli	Fighting the Generics Next Door Pfizer tries to stop patients from switching from it's patented Lipitor to generic Zocor by doing an observational study of patients on both medications.
BusinessWeek July 21, 2003 Amy Barrett	A Bare-Knuckle Battle over Cholesterol Drugs If AstraZeneca's Crestor is approved, rivals' stepped-up pitches will focus on safety
The Motley Fool October 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	What's on Deck for AstraZeneca? The drugmaker increases EPS by cutting costs, but it's the next move that will count the most.
The Motley Fool March 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	To the Moon, Crestor? A few months ago, AstraZeneca released initial data showing how its cholesterol-lowering drug, Crestor, reduced the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and other heart-related issues by 44% in patients. Now it's back with more.
The Motley Fool November 3, 2010 Brian Orelli	Teva's New Drugs Pay Off The generic-drug maker keeps generating big profits.
The Motley Fool November 27, 2006 Brian Lawler	Teva and Pfizer Make Up The companies decide to play nice over generic versions of two of Pfizer's drugs.
The Motley Fool July 30, 2009 Brian Orelli	A Little Help From the Enemy Unfortunately, it won't last. AstraZeneca went over a small patent cliff, but its competitors were nice enough to throw it some climbing gear.
The Motley Fool July 18, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Pfizer Prepares for L-Day Will Pfizer be able to offset the looming loss of Lipitor? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool January 19, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Gets Serious About Generics Serious, as in a potential $4-billion-purchase serious.
The Motley Fool October 21, 2008 Brian Orelli	The World Is Saving Pfizer The pharma company experienced a double-digit decrease in U.S. sales in the third quarter. Ouch.
The Motley Fool August 25, 2008 Rich Duprey	Lipitor Marketing Raises Blood Pressure Pfizer continues affinity-group marketing of its best-selling cholesterol drug Lipitor.
The Motley Fool June 1, 2007 Brian Lawler	The Generic Cracks Open for Pfizer Pfizer loses a patent case over its top compound. The larger takeaway from the Lipitor legal saga is that investors always need to be aware of the strength of a drug company's patents throughout the world.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Merck Goes on the Attack Predator becomes prey in this latest twist in the generics game. Given how much the markets hate uncertainty, that could mean that big generic drug companies might go on sale for patient long-term investors.
The Motley Fool November 19, 2009 Brian Orelli	Pfizer's Generic Growth, With a Side of Sashimi A move into Japan isn't a bad idea, but it isn't going to save the company either.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2009 Brian Orelli	The Costs of Being Pfizer With Pfizer having announced its intention to buy Wyeth this quarter, investors may have worried that the negotiating and pre-acquisition planning caused management to be distracted, but that doesn't seem to be the case.
The Motley Fool August 3, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Generics Pump Watson The firm's strong growth in generic drug sales eases its branded product pains. The stock is up more than 10%.
BusinessWeek January 10, 2005 Amy Barrett	Pfizer Has Plenty Of Pain To Kill Many investors and analysts argue that while the drug company should continue to plow money into new-drug development, the company needs to aggressively reduce other costs and return greater amounts of cash to shareholders through a higher dividend.
The Motley Fool March 15, 2007 Brian Lawler	It's All Good for Drugmakers With the whole drug industry growing so strongly, those looking for a safe place to park their investing dollars would be smart to take a look at some of the largest generic drugmakers.
The Motley Fool May 18, 2009 Brian Orelli	Free Drugs! Pfizer's giving over 70 drugs away -- to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance recently and can show financial hardship.
The Motley Fool March 23, 2007 Brian Lawler	Mylan TKOs Pfizer Mylan launches a generic version of Pfizer's second-best selling drug. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 28, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Standby Drugs Sustain AstraZeneca Sales are good now, but what will a weak pipeline mean to investors in a few years?
The Motley Fool April 21, 2008 Brian Lawler	Pfizer Is Still Floundering Generic competition keeps pounding away at its sales and profits.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Pfizer Wins, a Sector Rejoices The pharmaceutical dodges a bullet and investors find renewed enthusiasm for big-cap pharma.
The Motley Fool June 28, 2004 Jeff Hwang	Watson Pharmaceuticals Tumbles The generic drug business at Watson Pharmaceuticals is still going strong; it's the branded products that are causing trouble.
The Motley Fool November 2, 2011 Brian Orelli	Lipitor Loss Looming, Pfizer Shines Good thing it's already priced in.
The Motley Fool December 30, 2008 Brian Orelli	2009's Generic Drugs: Who's at Risk The patent cliff is coming early for some drugmakers.
The Motley Fool January 15, 2008 Brian Orelli	No Enhance-ment From Zetia Merck and Schering report bad news, but how much will it affect sales? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool December 29, 2009 Brian Orelli	Some Brand-Name Patents: Going, Going, Gone in 2010 Generic drug competition is coming for Lipitor, Plavix, and others.
The Motley Fool October 18, 2010 Brian Orelli	Pfizer Flexes Its Generic Muscles The pharma giant moves farther into generic drugs.
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The Motley Fool February 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	AstraZeneca: Of Patents and Pipelines Losing Toprol-XL would be a blow, but not a fatal one. So what to do with AstraZeneca's stock? It might not be as cheap as Pfizer or Abbott Labs, but if the pipeline works out, it still seems like there's money to be made here.
The Motley Fool September 30, 2011 Brian Orelli	When You Need More Than Just a Low-Margin Business Teva Pharmaceuticals, arguably the largest generic-drug maker, can use economies of scale more easily than smaller companies like Watson Pharmaceuticals or Par Pharmaceutical, but it's still pushing further into branded drugs.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	AstraZeneca Needs a Rest The stock isn't too expensive, but it's no longer a bargain.
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The Motley Fool November 7, 2011 Dan Caplinger	Has Pfizer Become the Perfect Stock? The pharma giant still faces the challenge of patent expirations that could outpace its pipeline development.