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Pfizer is the world’s largest pharmaceutical company. It was founded in New York in 1849 by Charles Pfizer and his cousin. Their business started booming after they discovered a process for making citric acid. This method was vital in producing penicillin during World War II and the US Army relied heavily on Pfizer for their antibiotics. Its most famous product, perhaps, is the drug Viagra. The company has had its shareof success and controversy. In 2009, the U.S. Justice Department called it a “repeat offender” after it lost four high-profile healthcare fraud cases. Pfizer is also among the top ten U.S. companies with the biggest number of pollution sources. The company spends millions on preventing counterfeits of its drugs. Ithas a recent history of mergers with other international drugs companies.
輝瑞公司是全球最大的生物制藥公司。1849年，查爾斯·輝瑞和表弟在紐約建立了該公司。檸檬酸制作流程發現以后，公司的業務與日俱增。在二戰期間，這一方法對制作盤尼西林至關重要，美軍也主要依靠輝瑞生產的抗生素。該公司最為著名的藥物要數萬艾可。但是該企業輝煌與爭議并存。2009年，在四起備受矚目的醫療詐騙案當中，輝瑞全部以失敗告終，這也讓美國司法部門將其稱為“累犯”。輝瑞也是美國十大制造污染物最多的企業之一。公司在打擊假冒偽劣上花費了上百萬美金。最近，輝瑞已經與多家國際制藥公司合并。
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