Hi There,

I do have some knowledge about pricing of Rx drugs and fraud. If anybody feels like reading up, this is a very interesting case from about 10 years ago where TAP got caught red handed giving kick-backs and "marketing the spread"

http://www.phillipsandcohen.com/CM/NewsSettlements/TAP_Oct3_2001.asp

http://healthcenter.bna.com/pic2/hc.nsf/id/BNAP-548LJ8

Then Lilly

http://www.usdoj.gov/usao/pae/News/Pr/2009/jan/lillyrelease.pdf

And more recently, Pfizer

http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125190160702979723.html

http://www.miamiherald.com/business/breaking-news/story/1216716.html

A lot has been put in place since to deter these conflicts of interest, both legally (OIG) and regulatorily (FDA) and also by the industry groups like PHRMA and AMA.

http://www.mwe.com/index.cfm/fuseaction/...BDF6D8CB25E.cfm

As a regulatory person whose job it is to help companies do the right thing, this is very sad for me to see. More info coming....

Jess

Dx'd AS (seronegative spondylarthopathy), Fibromyalgia 8/2007
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