Monday, July 2, 2012

GlaxoSmithKline Hit For $3 Billion in the Largest Health Care Fraud Case Ever!





BusinessInsider reports that GlaxoSmithKline pled guilty today to marketing its prescription antidepressants for uses never approved by federal regulators.

As part of a plea agreement, Glaxo will pay $3 billion to settle a seven-year investigation into its drug marketing, Bloomberg reported Monday.

Glaxo fessed up to illicitly promoting its antidepressant Paxil for teens and children, and to advertising its depression drug Wellbutrin for weight loss.


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