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Biogen agrees to pay $900 million in largest FCA Settlement Ever Secured without Government’s Intervention

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district court of Massachusetts by former employee and whistleblower Michael Bawduniak in April 2012 as a qui tam action. HHS noticed an increasing trend of illegal kickbacks in connection with speaker programs and in November 2020, the Office of Inspector General issued a Special Fraud Alert on the topic. See United States ex rel.

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Agitation Podcast Series Episode 2: Non-pharmacologic management of agitated children

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Special thanks to Manpreet Singh, MD ( @MprizzleER ) for helping to put this collaboration together. Government. 2012 Jan;109(3):27-32. 2012 Feb;13(1):35-40. These articles will take another look at the content included in this episode. Deaths due to physical restraint. Dtsch Arztebl Int. West J Emerg Med. PMC3298214.

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Does the Drug Shortage White Paper Fall Short?

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In its report, Drug Shortages: Root Causes and Potential Solutions, FDA explains that the equipment needed to produce sterile injectables is highly specialized and expensive, meaning that in a shortage situation, production capacity cannot be substantially increased without taking the time and expense of procuring and qualifying new equipment.