The US subsidiary of Ireland-headquartered Shire (LSE: SHP) will pay $56.5 million to resolve civil allegations that it violated the False Claims Act as a result of its marketing and promotion of several drugs, the US Justice Department announced yesterday.
Shire, which has recently agreed to a $54 billion takeover bid from the USA’s AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV), manufactures and sells pharmaceuticals, including Adderall XR (mixed amphetamine salts), Vyvanse (lisdexamfetamine) and Daytrana (methylphenidate transdermal system), which are approved for the treatment of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and Pentasa /Lialda (mesalamine) which are approved for the treatment of mild to moderate active ulcerative colitis.
In addition, Shire will pay $2.9 million to resolve a previously disclosed civil complaint filed by the State of Louisiana alleging that the company's sales, marketing, and promotion of Adderall, Daytrana, Vyvanse and Intuniv (guanfacine) violated state law.
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