Nektar Therapeutics Stock Drops after Pfizer Inc. Pulls Plug on Drug

BOSTON, Oct. 18 (Reuters) - Shares of Nektar Therapeutics (NKTR.O: Quote, Profile, Research) fell 22 percent on Thursday in premarket trading after its partner Pfizer Inc. (PFE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) returned the rights to their inhaled diabetes drug Exubera amid sluggish sales.

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