Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—March 11, 2014. Pharmaceutical manufacturer Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and a subsidiary, IVAX LLC, have agreed to pay the government and the state of Illinois $27.6 million for allegedly violating the False Claims Act by making payments to induce prescriptions of an anti-psychotic drug for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries. Teva Pharmaceuticals USA is located in North Wales, Pa., and IVAX LLC is a Florida company.
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