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What's A Little "Misbranding" Between Friends?

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Allergan Inc. has agreed to pay $600 million to plead guilty to one misdemeanor charge of "misbranding" its drug, Botox. An investigation found that their marketing led physicians to use Botox for unapproved uses such the treatment of headache, pain, spasticity and cerebral palsy in children. So that's the new term? Misbranding? Did Tiger Woods misbrand in his marriage? Did Madoff misbrand people's money? So where is the money going to go? Five whistleblowers will split $37.8 million of the government's share of the settlement. Lottery time!!!!! I am not sure which is more disgusting: the doctors who received kickbacks, the company and their misbranding, or the whistleblowers who get over $7.5 million each.

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