In a warning to life sciences companies, the Department of Justice last week issued a new directive for combating fraud that made a point of noting the agency will pursue violations of a federal law that tightly regulates the pharmaceutical industry.
Typically, the agency has pursued health fraud cases centered on providers, clinics, home health agencies, and hospices. By expressly including the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act in the directive, the National Fraud Enforcement Division appears to be placing drug and device makers, among others, more clearly in its crosshairs.
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