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Pfizer
Pfizer is the largest research-based pharmaceutical firm worldwide. The New York-based company, whose products include Lipitor, Viagra, and Celebrex, paid a record $2.3 billion in fines and penalties in 2009 to resolve allegations that it illegally promoted some of its drugs. A subsidiary also pleaded guilty to felony charges of improperly marketing the anti-inflammatory Bextra.
Notable drugs
Celebrex (Pain, inflammation), Detrol/Detrol LA (Overactive bladder), Geodon/Zeldox (Schizophrenia, bipolar mania), Lipitor (High cholesterol), Lyrica (Epilepsy, neuralgia, neuropathy, fibromyalgia), Norvasc (Hypertension), Sutent (Renal cell carcinoma, tumors), Viagra (Erectile dysfunction), Xalatan/Xalacom (Glaucoma, ocular hypertension), Zyvox (Bacterial infections)
Payment Reports
2009 Q3-Q4
Includes payments of $25 or more for payees whose sum was at least $500 during the reporting period.
| Avg. Quarterly | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Research | $7,570,600 | $15,141,200 |
| Speaking | $6,311,206 | $12,622,411 |
| Consulting | $2,256,105 | $4,512,210 |
| Travel | $846,141 | $1,692,282 |
| Meals | $459,237 | $918,473 |
| Items | $6,161 | $12,322 |
| $17,449,449 | $34,898,898 |
2010 Q1-Q4
Pfizer began reporting payments, including meals and business related expenses, greater than or equal to $25.
| Avg. Quarterly | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Research | $26,881,130 | $107,524,521 |
| Speaking | $8,595,644 | $34,382,574 |
| Meals | $4,503,642 | $18,014,568 |
| Consulting | $2,208,956 | $8,835,824 |
| Travel | $1,446,999 | $5,787,996 |
| Items | $424,088 | $1,696,352 |
| $44,060,459 | $176,241,835 |
2011 Q1
Pfizer began including meals and compenstation of any value to any individual who received more than $100 in compensenation in 2011. All payments greater than $10 are also disclosed.
| Avg. Quarterly | Total | |
|---|---|---|
| Research | $31,416,860 | $31,416,860 |
| Speaking | $8,101,856 | $8,101,856 |
| Meals | $5,063,935 | $5,063,935 |
| Consulting | $2,545,657 | $2,545,657 |
| Travel | $1,113,135 | $1,113,135 |
| Items | $174,077 | $174,077 |
| $48,415,520 | $48,415,520 |
Payments by State
| Calif. | $36,283,953 |
| Texas | $20,919,523 |
| Fla. | $19,259,090 |
| N.Y. | $16,703,176 |
| Pa. | $13,702,236 |
| Ohio | $13,434,031 |
| N.C. | $11,644,335 |
| Mass. | $10,533,110 |
| Ill. | $6,575,593 |
| N.J. | $6,399,881 |
| Ga. | $6,367,340 |
| Mich. | $6,361,088 |
| Md. | $6,067,142 |
| Mo. | $5,845,072 |
| Tenn. | $5,778,803 |
| Minn. | $5,557,046 |
| Kan. | $5,010,759 |
| Colo. | $4,694,170 |
| Conn. | $3,943,138 |
| Wash. | $3,911,802 |
| Ariz. | $3,870,660 |
| Ala. | $3,792,896 |
| Ind. | $3,688,147 |
| Ky. | $3,567,793 |
| Va. | $3,224,158 |
| Wis. | $2,972,735 |
| S.C. | $2,797,830 |
| R.I. | $2,630,811 |
| La. | $2,403,848 |
| Utah | $2,388,992 |
| Iowa | $2,310,352 |
| Ark. | $1,916,895 |
| Neb. | $1,890,718 |
| P.R. | $1,473,071 |
| Ore. | $1,395,510 |
| Okla. | $1,355,467 |
| N.H. | $1,051,802 |
| D.C. | $1,036,490 |
| Miss. | $1,028,391 |
| Nev. | $988,314 |
| W.Va. | $959,640 |
| N.D. | $688,466 |
| Del. | $649,720 |
| Idaho | $564,277 |
| N.M. | $525,889 |
| Hawaii | $355,976 |
| S.D. | $314,156 |
| Wyo. | $228,427 |
| Maine | $191,514 |
| Mont. | $163,159 |
| Vt. | $117,900 |
| Alaska | $19,660 |
| N/A | $529 |