Sunday, February 22, 2009

North Dakota Social Services - Drug Settlement

NEWS from the North Dakota Department of Human Services

600 E Boulevard Ave, Bismarck ND 58505-0250



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

February 19, 2009



Contacts: Brendan Joyce, Administrator of Pharmacy Services - Medical Services Division, N.D. Dept. of Human Services, 701-328-4023, or Heather Steffl, Public Information Officer, N.D. Dept. of Human Services, 701-328-4933



North Dakota reaches settlement with drug company



BISMARCK, N.D. - The North Dakota Department of Human Services has reached a $174,739 settlement with drug manufacturer Eli Lilly and Company. The settlement involves Medicaid restitution and additional recoveries and is part of a $1.4 billion agreement the states and the federal government reached with the company to settle allegations that it improperly marketed the anti-psychotic drug Zyprexa from 1999 to 2005.



The settlement reimburses the federal government and participating states for excessive amounts paid by the Medicaid program as a result of improper marketing practices. North Dakota’s Medicaid program, which provides health services to qualifying low-income elderly individuals, pregnant women, children, and people with disabilities, is funded by both the federal government and the state.



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Sent by:

Heather Steffl, Public Information Officer

N.D. Department of Human Services

701-328-4933

hsteffl@nd.gov

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