New York Governor Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday the State Department of Financial Services had filed charges against Teva Pharmaceuticals and ...
The logo of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is seen during a news conference hold by its CEO, Kare Schultz, to discuss the company's 2019 outlooks in Tel Aviv, Israel, on Feb 19, 2019. NEW YORK: New York state filed civil charges on Tuesday accusing Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd and Allergan Plc with insurance fraud for downplaying the risks of their opioid painkillers to patients and doctors.
New York said Teva, which made 20 per cent of opioids distributed from 2006 to 2014 in the state, intentionally marketed opioids such as Actiq for off-label use, and drafted form"letters of medical necessity" for doctors to boost prescriptions and insurer reimbursements. New York also accused Teva and Allergan of using"front groups" and doctors known as"key opinion leaders" to mislead people about the safety and effectiveness of opioids.It cited the 2012 annual meeting of the New York Pain Society in White Plains, New York, where Allergan was a exhibitor. The state said a key opinion leader present downplayed addiction signs by promoting the concept of"pseudoaddiction.
Cuomo called the nation's opioid crisis"an American tragedy that has taken too many lives and caused irrevocable harm to communities," and he pledged to hold drugmakers accountable.
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