© 2003 by Oxford University Press
Journal of the National Cancer Institute, Vol. 95, No. 14, 1037,
July 16, 2003
© 2003 Oxford University Press
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AstraZeneca Pleads Guilty to Criminal Conspiracy
Pharmaceutical company AstraZeneca pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy after a government investigation revealed pricing and marketing practices of the prostate cancer drug Zoladex (goserelin) that violated the Prescription Drug Marketing Act.
The company admitted that they provided free samples of Zoladex to physicians with the understanding that the physicians would charge their patients and insurance programs for the drug. This practice resulted in an estimated loss of $40 million, for which AstraZeneca has agreed to pay a $63 million criminal fine.
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