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Pfizer CEO: DTC a 'Fundamental Right'

By Ben Comer | Published: October 5, 2011
Direct-to-consumer (DTC) advertising is a “fundamental right in the U.S.,” and denying the right of industry to speak directly to patients through drug advertising “leads to ignorance and the inability to judge,” said Ian Read, Pfizer’s president and CEO, at the Cleveland Clinic on Tuesday. Asked whether DTC ads on television should be retired, Read answered [...]
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Pfizer: A Sudden Change at the Helm

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: December 6, 2010
Pfizer veteran insider succeeds Jeffrey Kindler as CEO—with more to come Pfizer’s Board of Directors has elected Ian C. Read, currently head of the company’s global biopharmaceutical operations, as President, CEO, and director.  Read succeeds Jeff Kindler in a transition that was sudden and unexpected:  occurring on a Sunday night, by early Monday morning Kindler’s [...]
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