Barbara Ryan Quotations

Lilly has been more innovative than most other companies but done worse at execution. There's betting on a pipeline that hasn't panned out in the past.

I just don't think it's a big deal, ... There certainly isn't any evidence linking Viagra with these reports. There is a risk with this form of blindness from diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and those are also risks for erectile dysfunction or impotence, which is also why people take Viagra.

Merck and Pfizer would probably lose money from a moratorium. They have portfolios that would benefit from DTC advertising.

Merck and Pfizer would probably lose money from a moratorium, ... They have portfolios that would benefit from DTC advertising.

It's a pretty attractive property. Four billion dollar consumer businesses don't go on the market every day.

It's hard to think of a government agency Schering-Plough wasn't being investigated by.

By our calculation, Pfizer's consumer business has an implied market value of US$4.6 billion ($6.9 billion) but could be sold for 2 to 2.5 times that amount, or US$10 billion.

By our calculation, Pfizer's consumer business has an implied market value of $4.6 billion but could be sold for 2 to 2.5 times that amount, or $10 billion.

I think it's sort of a meaningless statement from their perspective and they're trying to grab victory out of this by taking a posture that makes them look altruistic, ... I also think they're trying to look like they're being good corporate citizens. Since Bristol has been investigated by just about every government agency, they have a lot to make up for in that regard.

You're going to see a much more transparent and humbled management team with a lot more detail and granularity on a whole lot of issues, which is not characteristic of Pfizer historically. They have heard their shareholders loud and clear and recognize that they need to be transparent and more visible.