Drug Company CEO Pleads Guilty To Misbranding Opioid Suboxone To State Formulary

(July 1, 2020, 1:31 PM EDT) -- ABINGDON, Va. — The former CEO of drug maker Indivior PLC on June 30 pleaded guilty in a Virginia federal court to one misdemeanor count of violating the Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (FDCA), 21 U.S. Code § 301 et seq., by causing the distribution of misbranded Suboxone Film, a drug prescribed to recovering opioids addicts (United States v. Shaun Thaxter, No. 20-cr-24, W.D. Va., Abingdon Div.)....