Pam Bondi's Office Recovers Nearly $50,000 from Pharmaceutical Company in Medicaid Fraud Settlement

Florida Attorney General Pam Bondi has announced that Florida has recovered nearly $50,000 through a settlement with Par Pharmaceuticals Inc.

The settlement resolves allegations that Par promoted sales of the drug Megace ES, a drug approved to treat significant weight loss problems caused by AIDS, to elderly patients who werent diagnosed with AIDS. The alleged off-label purpose is not approved as safe and effective by the Food and Drug Administration and not covered by Floridas Medicaid program.

We will not allow pharmaceutical companies to market drugs for purposes not approved by the FDA, and we will ensure that our Medicaid program does not cover the costs of this illegal activity, Bondi said in a press release.

The settlement is the result of a joint investigation by the Florida attorney generals office, the United States attorneys office for the district of New Jersey, the U.S. Department of Justice, Arizona, New York, and Ohio.