Posted On: October 6, 2008
Pharmaceutical company to pay $425 Million for improper marketing
In a serious case of products liability, drug maker Cephalon, Inc. will pay $425 million in a settlement for illegally marketing a highly addictive lollipop painkiller and two other pharmaceuticals for non-approved uses. The company will plead to a criminal misdemeanor for its off-label marketing. The drug was marketed to doctors for maladies including migraines and injuries when it was a highly addictive narcotic approved only for cancer patients with severe pain.
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