Michael Yang, president of Janssen Pharmaceuticals of J&J said in its statement, “We have chosen this path to achieve a prompt and full resolution of these state claims.” The company also said that the funds set aside for the settlement would be divided amongst the states which choose to participate in the settlement.
Johnson and Johnson also announced that it had put in place a system to ensure compliance with marketing and promotion rules and it would not promote any of its newer antipsychotics for off-label use or for making any false or misleading claims related to those products.
Previously, on the same issues, Johnson & Johnson has reached an agreement in principle with the Department of Justice for settling three civil matters under the False Claims Act involving sales and marketing of Risperdal.
The latest settlement over marketing of Risperdal announced by Johnson & Johnson comes after the company received a number of setbacks in courts across the country. In April, an Arkansas jury found the company guilty of using fraudulent tactics to sell Resperdal and ordered a $1.1 billion penalty. The company has appealed the ruling.
Arkansas did not participate in the settlement announced on Thursday, and its lawsuit also claims that J&J used the state’s Medicaid insurance program for the poor to overcharge for Risperdal. In an earlier lawsuit over similar issues in Texas, the company agreed to settle for $158 million.
Reg; J&J Risperdal scandal fine.
Risperdal reproached.
Thank you for reporting this breaking news,the atypical antipsychotic drug promoters are ‘reaping the whirlwind’.My case was with Eli Lilly Zyprexa same saga.
Four years of off-label Zyprexa use gave me life-long diabetes.-Daniel Haszard
FMI Google-Haszard Zyprexa
(Risperdal is cousin of Zyprexa except that J&J is not getting any mercy because of association with family care products.)
Risperdal reproached.
Same saga here as Eli Lilly Zyprexa.
Johnson and Johnson is a trusted brand we associate with babies.
Risperdal,Zyprexa,as well as the other atypical antipsychotics, are being prescribed for children, even though this is an unapproved, off-label use. An estimated 2.5 million children are now taking atypical antipsychotics. Over half are being given them for Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder,many of these foster children.
Weight gain, increases in triglyceride levels and associated risks for (life-long) diabetes and cardiovascular disease.
Eli Lilly made $67 BILLION on Zyprexa!
*Tell the truth don’t be afraid*
Daniel Haszard