Pfizer Settles Protonix Off-Label Allegations – Pricing Investigation Still Unresolved
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Pfizer finalizes a $55 million settlement with the Department of Justice concerning Wyeth’s Protonix promotional practices; a separate probe of alleged bundling of Protonix sales to hospitals continues.
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