Pfizer, Allergan scrap $160 billion deal after U.S. tax rule change

(Reuters) - U.S. drugmaker Pfizer Inc and Ireland-based Allergan Plc walked away from their $160 billion merger on Wednesday, a major win for President Barack Obama, who has been pushing to curb deals in which companies move overseas to save on taxes.

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Pfizer, Allergan get request for additional information from FTC

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc and Allergan Plc said they have received a request for additional information from the U.S. Federal Trade Commission with respect to their merger.

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Pfizer, J&J, Merck evaluating technologies for Zika vaccine

(Reuters) - Pfizer Inc, Johnson and Johnson and Merck & Co Inc said they were evaluating their technologies or existing vaccines for their potential to combat Zika, a rapidly spreading mosquito-borne disease linked to birth defects.

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Pfizer, Allergan say combined drug pipeline 'underappreciated'

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The research chiefs of betrothed drugmakers Pfizer Inc and Allergan say the proposed combination of their experimental drugs deserves more credit, including potential blockbuster treatments for schizophrenia and depression.

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