Various pharmaceutical companies have settled with the U.S. government for their improper use of charities to pay kickbacks to Medicare enrollees to boost sales of their medications. These companies are accused of using these charities to cover enrollees’ out-of-pocket expenses. The pharmaceutical companies accused of this scheme are: Actelion, Alexion, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Lundbeck, Novartis, Pfizer...Read More

Warner Chilcott is the company that plead guilty to violating the Anti-Kickback Statute and promoting their drugs for off label usage. The drugs in question are Actonel, Atelvia, Asacol HD, Doryx, Enablex, Estrace Cream, Loestrin and Lo-Loestrin. Its sales team would promote their medications as clinically superior to their competitor drugs and induce healthcare professionals...Read More

Warning issued on rheumatoid arthritis drug, Xelianz. Pfizer drug, Xeljanz, used to treat rheumatoid arthritis, psoriatic arthritis and ulcerative colitis, is under question for causing blood clots in the lungs that also lead to death. European regulators have ceased the high dosage of the medication while the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) still believes...Read More

Get the Facts The drug manufacturer, Reckitt Benckiser, has agreed to pay the U.S. government $1.4 billion to settle allegations that it downplayed the risk of addiction of its medication Suboxone. The Department of Justice states that the British manufacturer marketed their drug as a less addictive drug and safer than ones that were on...Read More