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Linda A Johnson works from Trenton NJ. Associated Press medical writer covering pharma/biotech, FDA, hospitals, consumer health. Gardener, penguin lover, world traveler (above, in New Zealand). Linda A Johnson has over 3913 followers on Twitter.
In a first for the drug industry, Pfizer has said that it will begin selling its erectile dysfunction pill Viagra directly to patients on its website.
Pfizer is buying rival drug maker Wyeth in a -billion deal that will increase its revenue by 50 percent and solidify its No 1 rank in the industry.
In many respects, Michael Moore’s new documentary movie, Sicko, is like a trial for those who oversee healthcare in the United States. The industry — doctors, drug makers,…