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Company: Schwarz Pharma Inc.
Current Parent Company: UCB
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Penalty: $22,000,000
Year: 2010
Date: April 29, 2010
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Secondary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Violation Description: Schwarz Pharma Inc. agreed to pay $22 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that the company failed to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that two unapproved products did not qualify for coverage under federal health care programs. Schwarz was alleged to have submitted false quarterly reports to the government related to a pair of drugs, Deponit and Hyoscyamine Sulfate Extended Release.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: Belgium
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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