Doctor pleads guilty as part of Aegerion drug misbranding probe

A pediatric cardiologist from Georgia has pleaded guilty to divulging information about his patients to Aegerion Pharmaceuticals in 2013, as the Cambridge-based company was looking for ways to boost sales of cholesterol drug Juxtapid by promoting it for off-label uses. During a hearing on Wednesday in Boston federal court, Eduardo Montaña pleaded guilty to violating the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, or HIPAA. According to a court filing, Montaña admitted that he provided…
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