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KV Pharma (KV.A) to Pay $17M to Settle Ethex Allegations, DoJ Says

December 6, 2011 2:41 PM EST
KV Pharmaceutical Company (NYSE: KV.A) will pay $17 million to resolve False Claims Act allegations that Ethex failed to advise the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services that two unapproved products did not qualify for coverage under federal health care programs, the Justice Department announced today.

Ethex is alleged to have submitted false quarterly reports to the government related to a pair of drugs, Nitroglycerin Extended Release Capsules (Nitroglycerin ER) and Hyoscyamine Sulfate Extended Release Capsules (Hyoscyamine ER).


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