Pfizer pays out to doctors, researchers
Pfizer Inc. said yesterday it paid US$35-million to about 4,500 doctors and researchers from July through December 2009 for a variety of services, including speaking fees, expert advice and work on clinical trials of its medicines.
A California jury has ordered drugmaker Pfizer to pay $US38 million to a leading Bay Area medical research non-profit for stealing trade secrets to develop a pain relief drug.