New GAO Report Uncovers Massive Pharmaceutical Fraud
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) released a report in September 2009 looking at fraud and abuse related to controlled substances paid for by Medicaid.…
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Pharma Co. to pay more than $24 million for kickback, conspiracy charges
Biovail Pharmaceuticals, LLC, has pled guilty to conspiracy and kickback charges and has been sentenced to pay a criminal fine of more than $22 million.…
Read More »Grassley Probes into Ghostwriting Practices that May Result in Pharmaceutical Fraud
United States Senator Charles E. Grassley of Iowa has asked eight leading medical journals to describe their ghostwriting policies and practices. The inquiry is part…
Read More »Major Medical Journal No Longer to Silence Whistleblowers
A recent move by a major medical journal could provide more timely disclosure of alleged undisclosed conflicts of interests between researchers and pharmaceutical companies. The…
Read More »Wyeth under Fire for Alleged Medicaid Fraud
The U.S. government and 16 states have joined in two whistleblower suits against pharmaceutical giant Wyeth. The drug company allegedly failed to pay hundreds of…
Read More »STOP Act Charged with Curbing Medicare Fraud
National organizations, including AARP, are endorsing the bipartisan "Seniors and Taxpayers Obligation Protection (STOP) Act," which is awaiting senate vote. Sponsored by Senators Mel Martinez…
Read More »Senator Requests Clarification of Recent Memo to FDA Employees
U.S. Sen. Chuck Grassley wrote a letter on March 24, 2009 to FDA's acting commissioner asking for clarification of a recent memo to FDA employees,…
Read More »Clinical investigator indicted for fraud in pharmaceutical trials of blockbuster drug
NEW ORLEANS — Dr. Maria Carmen Palazzo was indicted by a federal grand jury on 55 counts of health care fraud and false documentation in…
Read More »Is Big Pharma Manufacturer Roxane Overcharging the Government?
The United States Attorney’s Office announced on January 29, 2007, in Boston, Massachusetts that it is intervening in a whistleblower lawsuit filed against Boehringer Ingelheim…
Read More »Medco Pays Government $155 Million for False Claims
It is pay up time for Medco Health Solutions. The New Jersey based company has settled with the Government in the face of two whistleblower…
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