CBS: Johnson & Johnson Pay $2.2B To Resolve Charges Of Fraud

Pharmaceutical Giant Johnson & Johnson Is Resolving One Of The Biggest Health Care Fraud Cases In U.S. History By Paying The Justice Department $2.2 Billion. To Resolve Criminal And Civil Allegations Of Promoting Three Prescription Drugs For Off-Label Uses Not Approved By The Food And Drug Administration

The Allegations Include Paying Kickbacks To Physicians And Pharmacies To Recommend And Prescribe Risperdal And Invega, Both Antipsychotic Drugs, And Natrecor, Which Is Used To Treat Heart Failure.

"J&J's Promotion Of Risperdal For Unapproved Uses Threatened The Most Vulnerable Populations Of Our Society - Children, The Elderly And Those With Developmental Disabilities,"

One Of The Largest Health Care Fraud Settlements In U.S. History, Including $1.72 Billion In Civil Settlements With Federal And State Governments As Well As $485 Million In Criminal Fines And Forfeited Profits.

Date Aired: November 5, 2013

🔗 Johnson & Johnson To Pay $2.2B in The U.S. Health Care Fraud Settlement: https://www.cbsnews.com/news/johnson-johnson-to-pay-22b-in-us-health-care-fraud-settlement/

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