GlaxoSmithKline pays $150 million in Medicare fraud case

September 20, 2005 

GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay more than $150 million to settle fraud allegations over the pricing of two anti-nausea drugs for federal health programs, the Justice Department said Tuesday.

James Moorman, president of the advocacy group Taxpayers Against Fraud, said whistle-blower claims have so far resulted in $2.4 billion in settlements with drug companies.

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