Elan Investment In Zonegran Marketing Instead Of Clinical Trails Proves Costly In DoJ Settlement
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Elan agrees to pay $203.5 million in criminal and civil fines and to enter a corporate integrity agreement; DoJ's complaint cites sales techniques the company developed to encourage doctors to prescribe off-label.
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