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Pfizer Wins Canada Ruling to Stop Lipitor Generic


Posted on 2006-12-08 09:42:00



Pfizer Inc. on Friday said a Canadian federal court granted its request to prevent Novopharm Ltd. from launching a generic version of Pfizer's Lipitor cholesterol drug until a patent expires in July 2010.

The decision involving Lipitor, the world's top-selling drug, is subject to appeal, Pfizer said.