Swiss Authorities Seize Bogus Pfizer Inc. Pills in Zurich Airport

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Swiss authorities seized more than a million fake copies of Pfizer Inc. (PFE:US) anti-anxiety pills at Zurich airport. Four crates containing the tablets, and weighing more than 400 kilograms (882 pounds), were intercepted while in transit from China to Egypt and ordered to be destroyed, Swissmedic, the Swiss drug regulator, said in a statement today. Swiss customs authorities informed Swissmedic, which stopped the shipment and requested samples.

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