On May 15, 2018, the United States intervened in five “whistleblower” lawsuits that have been consolidated in United States District Court in Los Angeles and accuse Insys Therapeutics, Inc. of paying illegal kickbacks and defrauding federal health programs in connection with the marketing of Subsys, an opioid painkiller manufactured and sold by the Arizona-based company. The civil claims asserted against Insys are allegations only, and there has been no determination of liability.The five cases brought pursuant to the False Claims Act were ordered unsealed late last week, as was the government’s complaint in intervention. The United States has separately pursued a number of criminal cases against Insys employees and Subsys prescribers.The cases allege illegal marketing tactics related to Subsys, a sublingual spray form of fentanyl, an opioid painkiller. In 2012, Subsys was approved by the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of persistent…
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