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Bioscrip Settles with DOJ, Novartis Accused of Paying Kickbacks to…
Novartis Pharmaceuticals has been accused by the U.S. government and 26 states of a kickback scheme related to its iron-reduction…
Supreme Court Rejection of Pfizer’s Request for RICO Off Label Review:…
The US Supreme Court recently rejected an appeal from Pfizer, letting stand a First Circuit ruling that the drug company…
PhRMA and Local Pharmacists Litigate to Stop Maine Pharmaceutical…
As reported in the Wall Street Journal and Smart Brief: "Businesses are confused as to whether to act now or wait for the U.S.…
Judge Rules Disputes Over Medical Studies Should Be Resolved by Researchers…
A U.S. federal appeals court ruled that disputes over medical studies should be resolved by researchers and scientists…
States Hiring Private Law Firms on Contingent Basis for Civil Actions Can…
Earlier this year we reported that in addition to the federal government's aggressive enforcement and oversight of…
Staff Changes at the FDA’s Office of Regulatory Affairs: New Regulators and…
On September 3, 2013, FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg, M.D. announced in an email to FDA staffers that Melinda Plaisier would…
Oregon Physicians Fined for Not Disclosing Relationships with Industry to…
A new development coming out of Oregon is likely to play a critical role as stakeholders begin tracking and reporting payments to…
Summary of Recent Settlements Novartis, Amgen and Boehringer Ingelheim
The healthcare fraud settlements just keep rolling in. Recently, federal healthcare enforcement authorities settled several cases…
Medicare Advantage Plans Reviewing Options for Pharmaceutical Lawsuits
In a related case reported in mid-April of this year, Bloomberg News reported that the U.S. Supreme Court left intact a ruling…
States Becoming More Aggressive Prosecuting Off Label Promotion
For the last several years, we have reported extensively about the government settlements, investigations, and prosecutions of…