DOJ joins Omnicare lawsuit over alleged Abbott Depakote kickbacks
By
Elizabeth Newman
Dec 31, 2014
The Justice Department has filed a False Claims Act complaint against Omnicare Inc., alleging the pharmaceutical giant received millions in kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories over a 10-year period.
Medicaid fraud units recovered $10 million from nursing homes in 2013, annual report shows
By
Tim Mullaney
Mar 11, 2014
Medicaid Fraud Control Units recovered about $10.3 million from nursing facilities in fiscal year 2013, according to an annual report issued Friday. Civil fraud settlements and judgments accounted for...
Woman gets 3 years in prison for giving psychotropic medication to nursing home residents
By
McKnight's Staff
Jan 11, 2013
The former director of nursing at a California nursing home was sentenced Wednesday to three years in prison for administering powerful drugs to subdue residents.
Abbott Labs to pay a huge price for promoting off-label use
May 09, 2012
Abbott Laboratories will pay $1.5 billion over allegations that it improperly promoted the anti-seizure drug Depakote for dementia care. The firm also reportedly paid kickbacks to physicians and long-term...
Abbott Labs wrongly pushed Depakote for dementia care, will pay $1.5 billion
By
McKnight's Staff
May 07, 2012
Abbott Laboratories has pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion over allegations that it promoted the anti-seizure drug Depakote for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.