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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) said it will reconsider its decision to remove Eli Lilly’s blockbuster weight loss and diabetes drug from its official shortage list and allow compounding ...
The following are settlements reached with US authorities against pharmaceutical companies to resolve allegations of "off-label" promotion of drugs. Under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, it is illegal for pharmaceutical companies to promote their products for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA), and corporations that market drugs for off-label indications may ...
The following is a list of the 20 largest settlements reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2013, ordered by the size of the total settlement. The settlement amount includes both the civil (False Claims Act) settlement and criminal fine.
To reduce the risk of developing ketoacidosis (a serious condition where the body produces high levels of blood acids called ketones) after surgery, the FDA has approved changes to the prescribing information for SGLT2 inhibitor diabetes medications, recommending they be temporarily stopped before scheduled surgery.
In a case of unlawful promotion of prescriptions for uses beyond those approved by the FDA, global health care company Abbott Laboratories pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion in 2012 for ...
The amount of NDMA in the tablets exceeded the acceptable daily intake limit of 96 nanograms per day, according to the FDA. Diabetes drug metformin hydrochloride yanked for cancer-causing impurity ...
The following is a list of the 21 largest civil settlements, reached between the United States Department of Justice and pharmaceutical companies from 2001 to 2017, ordered by the size of the total civil settlement. Some of these matters also resolved criminal fines and penalties, listed in parentheses, but these amounts are not considered when ...
Metformin is only FDA-approved for diabetes care. It’s a go-to treatment for type 2 diabetes because of how effective it is for supporting normal blood sugar and insulin regulation. It’s also ...