Teva Inks $450m Deals Over US Kickback Claims, Including For Generic Price-Fixing

Eight-Figure Payment In Addition To $225m Criminal Penalty Imposed On Teva Last Year

Teva has resolved a pair of civil US Department of Justice lawsuits accusing the firm of violating the US Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act through its alleged conduct conspiring to fix the price of three generic drugs and for allegedly paying Medicare patients’ copays for its multiple sclerosis brand Copaxone.

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The US Department of Justice noted that total recoveries pertaining to allegations of generic price fixing have exceeded $500m, after Teva became the seventh company to settle civil claims for its alleged involvement in a pricing conspiracy for three drugs, including pravastatin.

The Israeli firm has agreed to pay $25m to settle allegations that it violated sections of the Anti-Kickback Statue by conspiring with other manufacturers to fix prices and/or allocate markets for the widely-used statin,

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