Pharmaceutical marketing news: AstraZeneca reaches $520M settlement with feds

Legal news for marketing attorneys. AstraZeneca reaches $520 million settlement for off-label drug promotion. The FDA reaches a settlement with AstraZeneca for off-label pharmaceutical marketing of Seroquel, an antipsychotic drug. Washington, D.C.—Pharmaceutical manufacturer AstraZeneca, has reached a multi-million dollar settlement with the federal government to resolve allegations that the drug maker promoted an antipsychotic drug […]

Government lawyers settle $2.3 billion Pfizer fraud lawsuit

Government lawyers with the Department of Justice announced a $2.3 billion settlement agreement with Pfizer in a health care fraud lawsuit. Pfizer, a major drug company, agrees to pay $2.3 billion, the largest health care fraud settlement in U.S. history. Washington government attorneys settle lawsuit against pharmaceutical manufacturer, Pfizer Inc., recovering largest civil liabilities in […]