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LINDA A. JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
The Record (Bergen County, NJ)
05-15-2009

Lost your job? Pfizer offers free prescription drugs
By LINDA A. JOHNSON, THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Date: 05-15-2009, Friday
Section: NEWS
Edtion: All Editions
Column: GOOD NEWS

Pfizer Inc. says it will provide 70 of its most widely prescribed prescription drugs including Lipitor and Viagra for free to people who have lost their jobs and health insurance.

The worlds biggest drug manufacturer said Thursday it will give away the medicines for up to a year to Americans who lost jobs since Jan. 1 and have been on the Pfizer drug for three months or more.

The announcement comes amid massive job losses caused by the recession ...

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