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Biotech / Medical : Biotech Valuation
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From: Ian@SI8/9/2006 5:22:47 PM
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Peter,

Perhaps I'll change my Lipitor Sales estimate to an increase of 5-10%. :^)

Ian

Pfizer's Lipitor Shown to Reduce the Chance of Additional Strokes in Stroke Patients

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- Stroke Patients With Mildly Elevated Cholesterol Levels Who Took Lipitor Reduced Their Risk of Additional Strokes by 16 Percent
- Lipitor Patients Also Had a 35 Percent Reduction in Risk of Major Coronary Events Such as Heart Attack
- Investigator: 'This is Important Information for Physicians Because Patients Who Have Had a Stroke Are At Much Greater Risk for Suffering Another One, Yet Treatment Options to Reduce Their Risk Are Limited.'

NEW YORK, Aug. 9 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Patients taking Lipitor(R)
(atorvastatin calcium) Tablets (80 mg) who had a prior stroke reduced their
chances of having an additional stroke and major coronary event such as heart
attack, according to results from the first major study designed to examine
the benefits of lipid lowering in stroke patients.

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