Novartis Pays $678M For Sham Speaker Programs, Drug Co-Pay Kickbacks

(July 2, 2020, 1:22 PM EDT) -- Swiss drug maker Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp. will pay $678 million to settle a false claims lawsuit alleging that it paid kickbacks through sham speaker programs and three drug co-pay charities, according to press releases by the U.S. Justice Department and Novartis (United States ex rel. Oswald Bilotta v. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corporation, No. 11-71, S.D. N.Y.)....