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Three Pharmaceutical Companies Agree to Pay a Total of Over $122 Million to Resolve Allegations That They Paid Kickbacks Through Co-Pay Assistance Foundations

The Department of Justice today announced that three pharmaceutical companies - Jazz Pharmaceuticals plc (Jazz), Lundbeck LLC (Lundbeck), and Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (Alexion) - have agreed to pay a total of $122.6 million to resolve allegations that they each violated the False Claims Act by illegally paying the Medicare or Civilian Health and Medical Program (ChampVA) copays for their own products, through purportedly independent foundations that the companies used as mere conduits.

Read more on www.justice.gov

Action Details

  • Date:April 4, 2019
  • Agency:U.S. Department of Justice
  • Enforcement Types:
    • Criminal and Civil Actions