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April 16, 2015 Healthcare Fraud

Off-Label Marketing Becomes Global Issue as World Health Organization Encourages Cost-Effectiveness

Amid global shortages of life-saving medical resources, the United Nations’ World Health Organization has released a report focusing on various cost-saving tactics for member nations to consider while strategizing medical policy. At the heart of the matter, the WHO found that most nations do not have procedures in place to […]
April 10, 2015 Healthcare Fraud

Millennium Pharmaceuticals Escapes False Claims Act Allegations; Judge Leaves First Amendment Arguments Intact

The ongoing off-label marketing debate has given rise to several False Claims Act lawsuits commenced by a single whistleblower. In a qui tam cause of action filed in November, 2009, whistleblower Frank Solis has alleged that Millennium Pharmaceuticals and Merck, Inc. engaged in the controversial sales technique known as off-label […]
October 14, 2014 Healthcare Fraud

Shire Pharmaceuticals to Pay $56 Million to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

According to a recent announcement by the Department of Justice, Shire Pharmaceuticals has agreed to pay $56 million to settle claims it fraudulently marketed the popular attention-deficit drug Adderall and thereafter submitted claims to U.S. government healthcare programs for reimbursement. The allegations differ from the oft-cited problem of “off-label marketing,” […]
August 8, 2014 Healthcare Fraud

Vascular Solutions to Pay $520,000 to Settle False Claims Act Allegations

In a recent False Claims Act settlement, Minneapolis-based Vascular Solutions, Inc. (“VSI”) has agreed to pay $520,000 to the federal government in order to settle claims it unlawfully marketed its products for the treatment of varicose veins. The company, which has admitted no liability or guilt in the matter, agreed […]
July 30, 2014 Healthcare Fraud

Off-Label Marketing Case Involving Calgene Survives Despite Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss

Earlier this month, a False Claims Act case against drug maker Calgene was unsealed, revealing allegations of off-label marketing with regard to its controversial cancer drug Thalomid. The case, in which the government opted not to intervene, has been subject to several months’ worth of procedural wrangling by both parties. […]
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