Peter Appelbaum, an expert in resistant bacteria at Penn State, says the drug has been in development for 15 years and causes more nausea than other drugs--a side effect that could crimp Wyeth's rosy forecasts.
The health insurance and managed-care provider is still up 72.5% in the past 12 months, and the gurus decided it was time to jump off of the train and lock in profits, especially since the Medicare Modernization Act, which takes effect next year, could put a crimp in the growth in premiums that health insurance providers can charge.