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09-04-2009, 05:19 PM #1
Pfizer Pays $2.3 Billion to Settle Marketing Case
Pfizer Pays $2.3 Billion to Settle Marketing Case
By GARDINER HARRIS
New York Times
Published: September 2, 2009
WASHINGTON — The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer agreed to pay $2.3 billion to settle civil and criminal allegations that it had illegally marketed its painkiller Bextra, which has been withdrawn.
It was the largest health care fraud settlement and the largest criminal fine of any kind ever.
Although the investigation began and largely ended during the Bush administration, top Obama administration officials held a news conference on Wednesday to celebrate the settlement, thank each other for resolving it and promise more crackdowns on health fraud.
“It’s another step in the administration’s ongoing effort to prosecute any individual or organization that tries to rip off health care consumers and the federal government,â€
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