Every major company selling the antipsychotics — Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson — has either settled recent government cases, under the False Claims Act, for hundreds of millions of dollars or is currently under investigation for possible health care fraud. Following charges of illegal marketing, two of the settlements set records last year for the largest criminal fines ever imposed on corporations. One involved Eli Lilly's antipsychotic Zyprexa, and the other involved Bextra. In the Bextra case, the government also charged Pfizer with illegally marketing another antipsychotic, Geodon; Pfizer settled that part of the claim for $301 million, without admitting any wrongdoing. COUNT 9
QSN1 How much did Pfizer settle the illegal marketing suit for? ANS1 $301 million QSN2 What drugs were involved in cases of the largest criminal fines? ANS2 Zyprexa, and the other involved Bextra QSN3 What was Pfizer accused of illegally marketing? ANS3 Geodon QSN4 What companies have been involved with health care fraud cases? ANS4 Bristol-Myers Squibb, Eli Lilly, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and Johnson & Johnson QSN5 What do illegal marketing cases fall under? ANS5 False Claims Act QSN6 Firms such as Eli Lilly, Pfizer, and AstraZeneca have settled claims under what act? ANS6 False Claims Act QSN7 Zyprexa was owned by what company? ANS7 Eli Lilly QSN8 Pfizer was charged with illegally marketing what antipsychotic drug? ANS8 Geodon QSN9 Pfizer settled the Geodon lawsuit for how much money? ANS9 $301 million