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Other Significant Transactions and Events: Formation of ViiV, an Equity-Method Investment).</i> </font></p></td></tr></table> <table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="BORDER-COLLAPSE: collapse" border="0" width="100%"> <tr> <td valign="top" align="left" width="1%"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1"><font style="DISPLAY: inline; FONT-SIZE: 70%; VERTICAL-ALIGN: text-top">(f)</font></font></td> <td valign="top" align="left"> <p align="left"><font style="FONT-FAMILY: ARIAL" size="1">2009 amounts primarily represent asset impairment charges associated with certain materials used in our research and development activities that are no longer considered recoverable. 2008 amounts primarily represent charges related to impairment of certain equity investments and the exit of our Exubera product (see <i>Note 12. Goodwill and Other Intangible Assets</i>). </font></p></td></tr></table> 6. 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