Drowning our Sorrows in Ketchup: Novartis Settles, Appoints Form...

Courtesy Health Care Renewal  Tue, 01/26/2010 - 16:16

Here's the latest corporate health care marcher in the legal settlement parade, as reported in the Wall Street Journal .

Swiss drug giant Novartis AG said its U.S. subsidiary struck a plea agreement with U.S. investigators to resolve criminal allegations regarding the company's promotion of the epilepsy drug Trileptal, and agreed to pay a $185 million fine.

Federal investigators have been carrying out civil and criminal investigations of Novartis' marketing of the drug, including allegations that...

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