Campbell County, VA - The Beals family says their 21-year-old son and brother Casey Beals died from a disturbing and dangerous way to get high. The Beals say Casey misused a prescription drug patch. The Fentanyl patch is a narcotic pain medicine.

Research from The Cancer Institute of New Jersey on the FDA-approved drugs Celebrex(r) and Lipitor(r) — used respectively for arthritis pain and lowering cholesterol — shows that these drugs are well tolerated in the treatment of recurrent prostate cancer. Preliminary results from an ongoing Phase II clinical trial will be presented this week during the 2012 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium.

A Cache County man is suing a pharmaceutical company, saying his wife was killed by a defective painkilling patch.

Here are sales figures for the fourth quarter for top-selling Pfizer prescription drugs:PRODUCT NAME MAIN CONDITION/USE 4Q 2011 SALES 4Q 2010 SALES PERCENT CHANGELipitor High cholesterol $2 billion $2.63 …

Pfizer Inc.'s fourth-quarter profit fell by half because it sold less Lipitor, the cholesterol fighter that's the biggest drug ever to go off patent, and took some one-time charges.The landing was softened …

Lyrica Chamber Music continues its 25th Anniversary Season as the only dedicated classical chamber music series presenting world class performances exclusively in the Chatham/Morristown area.

Pfizer Inc.'s fourth-quarter results handily beat analysts' expectations on Tuesday, even though the drugmaker's profit fell by half because of one-time charges and a big drop in U.S. revenue lost to new generic competition for blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor.

Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) today reported financial results for fourth-quarter and full-year 2011. Fourth-quarter 2011 revenues were $16.7 billion, a decrease of 4% compared with $17.4 billion in the year-ago quarter, which reflects an operational decline of $765 million, or 5%, and the favorable impact of foreign exchange of $157 million, or 1%. For fourth-quarter 2011, U.S. revenues were $6.3 …

NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE): ($ in millions, except per share amounts) Fourth-Quarter(3) Year-to-Date(3) 2011 2010 Change 2011 2010 Change Reported Revenues $ 16,746 $ 17,354 (4 %) $ 67,425 $ 67,057 1 % Adjusted Income(1) 3,863 3,744 3 % 18,217 17,885 2 % Adjusted Diluted EPS(1) 0.50 0.47 6 % 2.31 2.22 4 % Reported Net Income(2) 1,439 2,890 (50 %) 10,009 8,257 21 …

Expectant mothers in southern West Virginia with substance abuse problems will soon have a new resource. The brand new Turning Pointe facility in Beckley is slated to open in March, providing residential treatment and support services for pregnant and postpartum women struggling with addictions.