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- Title
Masterminds behind pharmaceutical fraud deserve prison time.
- Authors
White, Jeb
- Abstract
In this article, the author discusses the government policy regarding the masterminds and individuals who are connected to pharmaceutical fraud. The author mentions that an individual must be first proven guilty on matter before being responsible to the crime, which is the general requirement of the court. It relates the two billion U.S. dollars settlement of Pfizer Inc. for its illegal promotion of pharmaceutical drugs which is considered to be the largest healthcare fraud settlement.
- Subjects
PHARMACEUTICAL policy; MEDICARE fraud prevention; MEDICARE; PFIZER Inc.; SWINDLERS &; swindling; HEALTH policy; ACTIONS &; defenses (Law)
- Publication
Nature Medicine, 2010, Vol 16, Issue 9, p956
- ISSN
1078-8956
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1038/nm0910-956