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Surgeon General Sends Out Letter on Opioids
The United States Surgeon General, Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A., penned a letter in August 2016 that he sent to doctors…
Seventeenth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress
The Seventeenth Annual Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Compliance Congress will be meeting October 19, 2016 through October 21,…
New Study on Physician-Industry Relationships, This Time Focused on…
In addition to the recent BMJ study about endocrinologists, cardiologists, and hematologists, another study was recently written…
Another Day, Another BMJ Study on Payments to Physicians
Yet another study has been published by the BMJ, purporting to link payments by manufacturers of pharmaceuticals to physicians,…
Misleading Survival Data Leads to FCA Liability in Recent Genentech Case
The DOJ and FDA are starting to back off prosecuting cases involving just off-label claims, after making several unsuccessful…
Novartis Execs Indicted in South Korea
Six executives from the South Korean unit of Novartis have been indicted by prosecutors for paying rebates to doctors in return…
Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) First to Double-Down on DOJ’s Civil…
In early July of this year, the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB) became the first federal agency to implement the mandatory…
A Mixed Bag – Implied Certification in False Claim Act Cases after…
The United States Supreme Court, in recent decision in Universal Health Services, Inc. v. United States ex rel. Escobar…
Weighing in on the Recent Acquittals – Former HHS Inspector General…
Richard Kusserow served as Health and Human Services Inspector General from 1981 to 1992. In this article, he discusses the…
Federal Circuit Interprets BPCIA Provision on Notice of Commercial…
In early July 2016, a three-judge panel of the Federal Circuit Court of Appeals issued a unanimous decision in Amgen v. Apotex…