Comments on: Japanese Drugmaker Pays $4M To Settle Fraud http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/ News, Comment and Conversation Fri, 10 Feb 2012 20:22:51 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230737 HorusCat Fri, 28 Mar 2008 02:02:24 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230737 You know, I just reread the blurb and noticed the part about the "whistleblower" doc getting all that money... I wonder if some docs ask off-label questions and push a rep to comment on off-label uses with the hopes of blowing the whistle and raking in the bucks... I did wonder awhile back when I met a BMS rep who said he had been a long-term-care rep for Abilify...I was kind of confused, because they don't have an indication... You know, I just reread the blurb and noticed the part about the “whistleblower” doc getting all that money…

I wonder if some docs ask off-label questions and push a rep to comment on off-label uses with the hopes of blowing the whistle and raking in the bucks…

I did wonder awhile back when I met a BMS rep who said he had been a long-term-care rep for Abilify…I was kind of confused, because they don’t have an indication…

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230717 HorusCat Fri, 28 Mar 2008 01:56:59 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230717 Dan, Isn't that funny? The same say the V.A.Cant wins contests all the time... This thread is a perfect illustration of the need for more flexible policies about off-label uses of drugs...Abilify is a great drug for kids. I hate to admit it, because I competed with them for awhile (not with child psychs, but in adult psych) and they kicked our ass, but it's truly a miracle drug for some kids. Now I know I am going to get all the ripostes about the use of antipsychotics in kids, but the truth is, some kids need medication. My son (autistic) takes Abilify. When we started him on it, the teacher actually called us to tell us how much his behavior had changed. He is still pretty quirky, but he is aware enough socially now to have friends (even a "girlfriend" at the age of 11)...and he can usually take a deep breath and stop himself from going over the deep end when something doesn't go his way. Although he did get punched in the nose yesterday... Dan,
Isn’t that funny? The same say the V.A.Cant wins contests all the time…

This thread is a perfect illustration of the need for more flexible policies about off-label uses of drugs…Abilify is a great drug for kids. I hate to admit it, because I competed with them for awhile (not with child psychs, but in adult psych) and they kicked our ass, but it’s truly a miracle drug for some kids. Now I know I am going to get all the ripostes about the use of antipsychotics in kids, but the truth is, some kids need medication.

My son (autistic) takes Abilify. When we started him on it, the teacher actually called us to tell us how much his behavior had changed. He is still pretty quirky, but he is aware enough socially now to have friends (even a “girlfriend” at the age of 11)…and he can usually take a deep breath and stop himself from going over the deep end when something doesn’t go his way. Although he did get punched in the nose yesterday…

]]> By: www.worldpharmanews.net http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230371 www.worldpharmanews.net Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:32:28 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230371 <strong>Pharmalot » Japanese Drugmaker Pays $4M To Settle Fraud...</strong> The settlement resolves allegations that, from 2002 through 2005, Otsuka knowingly promoted the sale and use of Abilify for pediatric use and to treat dementia-related psychosis, although at the time, the FDA had not approved the drug for use in geriat... Pharmalot » Japanese Drugmaker Pays $4M To Settle Fraud…

The settlement resolves allegations that, from 2002 through 2005, Otsuka knowingly promoted the sale and use of Abilify for pediatric use and to treat dementia-related psychosis, although at the time, the FDA had not approved the drug for use in geriat…

]]> By: Dan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230353 Dan Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:26:03 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230353 Right, and I was a hospial rep at the time. Number one rep in the region for pletal, and never spoke of the med at all, as my focus was an IV antibiotic with my own company. Right, and I was a hospial rep at the time. Number one rep in the region for pletal, and never spoke of the med at all, as my focus was an IV antibiotic with my own company.

]]> By: HorusCat http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230320 HorusCat Thu, 27 Mar 2008 23:16:06 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230320 Dan, This is totally off topic, but Pletal! I had forgotten about that drug, not being in PC offices anymore. Intermittant claudication, right? Dan,
This is totally off topic, but Pletal! I had forgotten about that drug, not being in PC offices anymore. Intermittant claudication, right?

]]> By: Dan http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230157 Dan Thu, 27 Mar 2008 22:21:58 +0000 http://www.pharmalot.com/2008/03/japanese-drugmaker-pays-4m-to-settle-fraud/#comment-230157 I use to sell Pletal, which was at one time promoted by Otsuka, as a co-promotion agreement with Pharmacia many years ago. That company, Otsuka, sent the coolest stuff for promotion all the time when I was associated with them. I use to sell Pletal, which was at one time promoted by Otsuka, as a co-promotion agreement with Pharmacia many years ago. That company, Otsuka, sent the coolest stuff for promotion all the time when I was associated with them.

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