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Pfizer coronavirus vaccine revenue is projected to hit $26 billion in 2021 with production surge
A man receives a second dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech coronavirus vaccine at the Belgrade Fair in Belgrade, Serbia, on April 13. (Marko Djurica/Reuters) Drug giant says it made $3.5 billion in global sales of its coronavirus shot in the first quarter of 2021 and expects sales to rise throughout the year By Christopher Rowland Business of Health Care Reporter ( https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/05/04/pfizer-covid-vaccine-revenue/) Pfizer on Tuesday said it expects global sales of its coronavirus vaccine to reach $26 billion in 2021, a milestone that would make it the biggest-selling pharmaceutical product in the world and helps illustrate why Pfizer is planning to expand use of mRNA technology for other vaccines and therapies. Sales of its mRNA vaccine are likely to eclipse Humira,...
Pfizer pays record fine for illegal promotions
The Associated Press · Posted: Sep 02, 2009 ( https://www.cbc.ca/news/business/pfizer-pays-record-fine-for-illegal-promotions-1.789220 ) Pfizer Inc., the world’s largest drug maker, will pay a record $2.3-billion US civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions. Announcing the settlement Wednesday, the Justice Department said that it included the largest criminal fine in U.S. history — $1.2 billion. The agreement also included a criminal forfeiture of $105 million. Drugmaker Pfizer Inc. has paid a record fine of $2.3 billion US in a court settlement. Authorities called Pfizer a repeat offender, noting it is the fourth such settlement of government charges in the last decade. They said the government would monitor the company’s conduct for the next five y...