Pfizer Settlement May Have CME Implications

Earlier this month, the largest settlement yet levied against a pharmaceutical company for illegal promotion of a drug was settled against Pfizer and its subsidiary Pharmacia & Upjohn Co. The $2.3 billion fine sanctioned the pharmaceutical company for promoting its painkiller Bextra for off-label uses. Similar charges concerning the drugs Zyvox, Geodon, and Lyrica were also made, along with