Pfizer Inc. PFE +0.18% plans to shrink certain segments of its U.S. sales force, in the drug maker’s latest cost-cutting move.
Pfizer spokesman MacKay Jimeson said Friday the sales force would be reduced, but didn’t quantify the scope of the cuts.
“As part of our strategy to allocate our resources, investments and people to the areas that best serve our patients and customers, we continually evaluate how we can be more efficient and effective,” Mr. Jimeson said in a statement.
“As a result, we are making changes in some segments of our field force to better match the future needs of the business,” he said, adding the company remains committed to developing the field force “throughout this period of change.”
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