Novartis Settles Texas Medicaid Fraud Claim Involving Elidel
November 11, 2012
It was announced on October 30, 2012 by the Texas Attorney General that the Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has agreed to pay $19.9 million to settle a civil Medicaid fraud enforcement action by the State of Texas and the U.S. government that alleged that it illegally marketed for “of[...]
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Texas Medicare Fraud Scheme Results In Long Prison Sentences
November 6, 2012
The U.S. Department of Justice has announced that two Texas men have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms for their alleged participation in a Medicare fraud scheme involving durable medical equipment (“DME”). The manager and driver for a Houston, Texas DME company received prison se[...]
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Missouri Vioxx Class Action Lawsuit Settled
November 5, 2012
Merck & Co. Inc. (“Merck”) has agreed to settle class action claims against it filed in Missouri regarding its former drug, Vioxx. The Missouri class action lawsuit that was filed eight years ago alleged that Merck violated the Missouri Merchandising Practices Act when it sold and [...]
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Iowa Nursing Home Resident’s Life Valued At $8,000
November 2, 2012
When a 64-year-old woman was admitted into an Iowa nursing home, the woman’s doctor ordered that her airway be suctioned when mucous formed in her throat. The nursing home knew that without an open airway, the woman would be unable to breath and that she would die. That is just what happen[...]
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Another Massachusetts Compounding Pharmacy Loses License
October 31, 2012
Infusion Resource, a Massachusetts compounding pharmacy that produces sterile injectable medications for patients recently discharged from the hospital, has voluntarily surrendered its pharmacy license following an unannounced inspection of its facilities by the Massachusetts Department of Public H[...]
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