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Pfizer hit with record $2.3B fine
Quick ReadAP reports that drug maker will pay in settlement with feds for promotion of illegal use of Bextra
Photo credit: AP | The drug maker Pfizer is expected to pay a $2.3 billion fine over its efforts to market arthritis pain medication Bextra for other off-label uses. Since this April 2005 photo, the drug has been withdrawn from the market.
Pfizer to Pay Record $2.3B Penalty
Drug maker Pfizer must pay a record $2.3 billionsettlement for illegal drug promotion, the Assiociated Press reported Wednesday morning.
There were few details, but a story in the Philadelphia Inquirer said that Pfizer had settled a claim with the U.S. Attorney in Massachusetts.
Pfizer had no comment on the report.
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