Pfizer will pay NC $45 million to settle Medicaid rebate shortfall
A group of states including North Carolina settled with drug maker Pfizer on Wednesday to settle two lawsuits that alleged the company owed millions in rebates to Medicaid for heartburn and acid reflux medications.
Posted — UpdatedA group of states including North Carolina settled with drug maker Pfizer on Wednesday to settle two lawsuits that alleged the company owed millions in rebates to Medicaid for heartburn and acid reflux medications.
Pfizer and Wyeth, which Pfizer bought in 2009, were the targets of whistleblower lawsuits filed by a former pharmaceutical sales representative and a physician.
“Cheating Medicaid wastes tax dollars and harms health care for patients in need,” Cooper said. “Our attorneys and investigators will continue to hold drug companies accountable when they flout the law.”
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