Shire to pay $59M to settle lawsuits over false drug claims

Drug company Shire has agreed to pay $59.4 million to various states for making a host of unsupported claims regarding five of its drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and ulcerative colitis. Under the settlement, announced Wednesday, the company admits no wrongdoing despite charges that it claimed its ADHD drug Adderall XR can help “poor academic performance, loss of employment, criminal behavior, traffic accidents and sexually transmitted disease,” according to the federal Department…
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