August 6, 2007 at 18:41:55

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A new HIV drug from Pfizer was approved today - shortly after three HIV executives were terminated.

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Pfizer Inc announced in a press release today that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved SelzentryTM (maraviroc) tablets, the first in a new class of oral HIV medicines in more than 10 years.

What is interesting about this announcement is that it comes after an earlier delay of approval, shortly after an internal Pfizer whistleblower alleged Pfizer had illegally premarketed maraviroc.

And even more interesting is that this approval comes only a few days after it was revealed on BrandweekNRX that three executives in Pfizer's HIV division had been terminated.

All of this could, of course, be a highly unusual string of coincidences.

If it is not . . . continue reading here.

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