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 The lawsuit alleges that Insys had paid kickbacks to doctors and
lied to Anthem about patients' diagnoses for reimbursements, which
would otherwise have not been covered. The lawsuit was filed in
federal court in Arizona.
Two former Insys sales representatives, including the wife of its
ex-chief executive pleaded guilty on Tuesday to engaging in schemes
to pay kickbacks to medical practitioners to prescribe Subsys.
The pleas came amid ongoing investigations of Insys related to
Subsys, an under-the-tongue spray intended for cancer patients that
contains fentanyl, a highly addictive and regulated synthetic opioid.
Federal prosecutors in Boston in December announced charges against
six former Insys executives and managers in connection with the
probes.
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(Reporting by Akankshita Mukhopadhyay in Bengaluru; Editing by Anil
D'Silva)
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