Drug firm hit with 3d big penalty in five years

Schering-Plough pays $435m to settle charges of illegal sales practices

By Jeffrey Krasner

Globe Staff / August 30, 2006

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Schering-Plough Corp. paid $435 million in fines and pleaded guilty to criminal conspiracy charges to settle Justice Department accusations that it lied to the government about drug prices and improperly marketed cancer drugs for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. (Full article: 854 words)