http://www.mmm-online.com/oig/topic/8606/ Articles tagged with OIG from Medical Marketing and Media MMM mmmsubs@haymarketmedia.com no Amgen "marketed the spread" between the price practices pay for Aranesp and that patients pay as a means of driving sales—to the point of having speakers tell docs that they could make a million more each year by prescribing the Amgen anemia drug over its competitor, Procrit. http://www.mmm-online.com/amgen-pleads-guilty-takes-cia-in-762-million-false-claims-act-case/article/273559/ Thu, 20 Dec 2012 19:40:46 GMT Amgen "marketed the spread" between the price practices pay for Aranesp and that patients pay as a means of driving sales—to the point of having speakers tell docs that they could make a million more each year by prescribing the Amgen anemia drug over its competitor, Procrit. MMM GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion to settle state and federal charges that it promoted antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin for unindicated uses and withheld safety data on diabetes drug Avandia. http://www.mmm-online.com/gsk-in-biggest-ever-3b-marketing-fraud-settlement/article/248540/ Mon, 02 Jul 2012 17:09:52 GMT GlaxoSmithKline will pay $3 billion to settle state and federal charges that it promoted antidepressants Paxil and Wellbutrin for unindicated uses and withheld safety data on diabetes drug Avandia. MMM Seven years after the biggest drug safety scandal since thalidomide was found to cause birth defects, Merck and the Justice Department announced a nearly $1 billion settlement of litigation over Vioxx, the Cox-2 pain drug found to cause strokes and heart attacks. http://www.mmm-online.com/merck-wraps-up-vioxx-litigation-with-feds-states-1b-in-fines-new-cia/article/217449/ Tue, 22 Nov 2011 23:18:50 GMT Seven years after the biggest drug safety scandal since thalidomide was found to cause birth defects, Merck and the Justice Department announced a nearly $1 billion settlement of litigation over Vioxx, the Cox-2 pain drug found to cause strokes and heart attacks. MMM Seven large pharmas filed a citizen petition with FDA asking for guidance on communication about off-label uses for products. http://www.mmm-online.com/pharmas-ask-fda-for-guidelines-on-off-label-info/article/206895/ Wed, 06 Jul 2011 18:22:17 GMT Seven large pharmas filed a citizen petition with FDA asking for guidance on communication about off-label uses for products. MMM AstraZeneca agreed to pay $520 million and enter a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement to settle a federal case against the company for off-label marketing of Seroquel, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services' Healthcare Enforcement Action Team announced. http://www.mmm-online.com/astrazeneca-settles-seroquel-off-label-suit-for-520m-cia/article/168794/ Tue, 27 Apr 2010 19:52:23 GMT AstraZeneca agreed to pay $520 million and enter a five-year Corporate Integrity Agreement to settle a federal case against the company for off-label marketing of Seroquel, the Departments of Justice and Health and Human Services' Healthcare Enforcement Action Team announced. MMM