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Criminal

Aug. 12, 2009

Off-Label Drug-Marketer Heads to Trial

The federal government is prosecuting a former pharmaceutical executive accused of fraudulently and illegally marketing a drug for an unapproved use.

By Rebecca Beyer
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Federal prosecutors are gearing up for trial in a case in which a former pharmaceutical executive is accused of fraudulently and illegally marketing a drug for an unapproved use.

Off-label drug-marketing prosecutions are not uncommon against pharmaceutical companies, which usually settle the allegations with a monetary payment to the government, experts say. It is more unusual for the government to indic...

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