Stryker Biotech Illegal Promotion of Bone Growth Product
illegal marketing of bone growth products Stryker Biotech LLC has been indicted on federal charges of illegally marketing bone growth products called the OP-1 Implant and OP-1 Putty. According to a press release issued by the Acting U.S. Attorney in Boston, Mass., the company's former president, Mark Philip, and its current sales … [Read more...]
Big Fine Over Bextra Promotion
Pfizer to Pay Big Fine. Drug maker Pfizer, Inc. led the news with two announcements this week:Â It took a record-breaking hit of $2.3 billion over investigations into its improper marketing of the painkiller Bextra and other medications and it is acquiring its rival, Wyeth, for $68 billion, reported Bloomberg News. … [Read more...]
Ex InterMune CEO Indicted for Actimmune Promotion
CEO Indicted For Actimmune Promotion. InterMune Inc.'s former chief executive officer, Scott Harkonen, was indicted on Tuesday for falsely promoting the company's drug Actimmune as a treatment for the fatal lung disease idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) the Justice Department said on Tuesday. Acctimmune is a genetically … [Read more...]
