Solvay Pharma Must Face Bribery Claims

Solvay Pharmaceuticals cannot duck whistleblower claims that it bribed Medicaid doctors to prescribe its drugs for unapproved uses, a federal judge ruled. Two former Solvay managers, John King and Tammy Drummond, sued the company in 2006, alleging it violated the False Claims Act by paying doctors kickbacks in the form of "bogus speaker and research fees, resort weekends, cash payments, or Harley Davidson goods" to prescribe its drugs Aceon, Luvox and AndroGel for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.



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