How do you know the government is upset about paying out all its money for health care? When you’re required to pay a record $2.3 billion civil and criminal penalty over unlawful prescription drug promotions. The U.S. Department of Justice levied the largest criminal fine in U.S. history against Pfizer after accusing the drug company […]

Biovail Corp., Canada’s largest publicly traded drugmaker, announced that it has settled with the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) regarding criminal allegations related to activities surrounding the 2003 commercial launch of Cardizem LA. The DOJ alleges that prior management’s actions in 2002 and 2003 in respect of the Cardizem LA clinical experience program, titled […]