For the Caveman: who gets the Neurontin money...

[Guest guest]

Darling Caveman politely inquired: " Forgive my ignorance, am

seeking education on this. Ok, these companies get fined...WHO

gets the money, and why? "

It depends on who brings the lawsuit, and under what juridiction.

In the Neurontin case, the suit was brought by Dr. lin,

one of the " medical liaisons " hired by Parke-.

To avoid confusion about the corporate names, you need to understand

a coupla of things….

In my previous post, I referred to Warner-Lambert as the

manufacturer of Neurontin. Warner-Lambert is the parent company of

Parke-. In 2000, Warner-Lambert and Parke- were acquired

by Pfizer. When Pfizer acquired WL and PD, they inherited the

Neurontin case.

Got all that? It's a bunch of corporate hooey, but if you read

about this lawsuit, it helps to understand the pedigree.

The Neurontin suit was brought by lin, MD, a

Massachusetts microbiologist who was employed by Parke- as

a " medical liaison. " Medical liaisons are not called " sales reps "

by pharmaceutical companies, and they are under law to

talk to doctors about off-label uses unless the doctor has a

specific question.

" Forbidden under law, " ha ha ha.

lin said he was trained as part of a plan created by Parke-

to sell Neurontin for a bunch of conditions for which it was

not labeled, including migraines, manic-depression and ADHD.

Liasons were trained to earn the doctors' trust and then provide

them information about off-label uses for Neurontin.

lin stated that within a few weeks of starting his medical

liaison job, he realized that he had become part of a huge, illegal

campaign to market Neurontin for more than a dozen uses for which it

was not FDA-labeled.

He brought suit through the whistleblower language in the Federal

False Claims Act. The complaint alleged that his former employer

engaged in a campaign of false and misleading statements intended to

defraud the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars

through the needless purchase of Neurontin for Medicaid

beneficiaries.

That's how lin could bring a Federal suit. Medicaid fraud is

a Federal crime.

lin filed suit on behalf of the U.S. government. Private

individuals are allowed to file whistleblower suits under the

federal False Claims Act to bring the United States information

about wrongdoing. If the United States is successful in resolving or

litigating the whistleblower's claims, the whistleblower may share

part of the recovery.

At the time the lawsuit was settled, it was estimated that lin

would get, as a part of the resolution, about $24.6 million of the

civil recovery.

I don't know how much he actually got.

I don't know what happened to the rest of the money.... it went back

to the Federal government. I would like to think it went back into

the Medicaid budget, but I'm a dreamer by nature…

My first neurologist prescribed Neurontin for my L'hermittes. It

didn't work. I really think I should get part of the settlement,

don't you? A coupla thousand, anyway.

If you want to read more about this case, go here:

http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16257.html

http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/404_wl.html

Now, you may get a glass of water, but then you must go back to bed.

If you're very very good, I will sing you a lullaby.

Maureen

(Gazorpa – Swahili for " Blabby Today, Isn't She?)

[Guest guest]

>

> Darling Caveman politely inquired: " Forgive my ignorance, am

> seeking education on this. Ok, these companies get fined...WHO

> gets the money, and why? "

>

> It depends on who brings the lawsuit, and under what juridiction.

>

> In the Neurontin case, the suit was brought by Dr. lin,

> one of the " medical liaisons " hired by Parke-.

>

> To avoid confusion about the corporate names, you need to

understand

> a coupla of things….

>

> In my previous post, I referred to Warner-Lambert as the

> manufacturer of Neurontin. Warner-Lambert is the parent company

of

> Parke-. In 2000, Warner-Lambert and Parke- were

acquired

> by Pfizer. When Pfizer acquired WL and PD, they inherited the

> Neurontin case.

>

> Got all that? It's a bunch of corporate hooey, but if you read

> about this lawsuit, it helps to understand the pedigree.

>

> The Neurontin suit was brought by lin, MD, a

> Massachusetts microbiologist who was employed by Parke- as

> a " medical liaison. " Medical liaisons are not called " sales

reps "

> by pharmaceutical companies, and they are under law to

> talk to doctors about off-label uses unless the doctor has a

> specific question.

>

> " Forbidden under law, " ha ha ha.

>

> lin said he was trained as part of a plan created by Parke-

> to sell Neurontin for a bunch of conditions for which it was

> not labeled, including migraines, manic-depression and ADHD.

> Liasons were trained to earn the doctors' trust and then provide

> them information about off-label uses for Neurontin.

>

> lin stated that within a few weeks of starting his medical

> liaison job, he realized that he had become part of a huge,

illegal

> campaign to market Neurontin for more than a dozen uses for which

it

> was not FDA-labeled.

>

> He brought suit through the whistleblower language in the Federal

> False Claims Act. The complaint alleged that his former employer

> engaged in a campaign of false and misleading statements intended

to

> defraud the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars

> through the needless purchase of Neurontin for Medicaid

> beneficiaries.

>

> That's how lin could bring a Federal suit. Medicaid fraud

is

> a Federal crime.

>

> lin filed suit on behalf of the U.S. government. Private

> individuals are allowed to file whistleblower suits under the

> federal False Claims Act to bring the United States information

> about wrongdoing. If the United States is successful in resolving

or

> litigating the whistleblower's claims, the whistleblower may share

> part of the recovery.

>

> At the time the lawsuit was settled, it was estimated that

lin

> would get, as a part of the resolution, about $24.6 million of the

> civil recovery.

>

> I don't know how much he actually got.

>

> I don't know what happened to the rest of the money.... it went

back

> to the Federal government. I would like to think it went back

into

> the Medicaid budget, but I'm a dreamer by nature…

>

> My first neurologist prescribed Neurontin for my L'hermittes. It

> didn't work. I really think I should get part of the settlement,

> don't you? A coupla thousand, anyway.

>

> If you want to read more about this case, go here:

>

> http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16257.html

> http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/404_wl.html

>

> Now, you may get a glass of water, but then you must go back to

bed.

>

> If you're very very good, I will sing you a lullaby.

>

> Maureen

> (Gazorpa – Swahili for " Blabby Today, Isn't She?)

>

[Guest guest]

-oh man. I feel like I'm in movie after reading that. But its

not.....I know. -- In

low dose naltrexone , " bentleyfam26 " <mclarke@...>

wrote:

>

> Darling Caveman politely inquired: " Forgive my ignorance, am

> seeking education on this. Ok, these companies get fined...WHO

> gets the money, and why? "

>

> It depends on who brings the lawsuit, and under what juridiction.

>

> In the Neurontin case, the suit was brought by Dr. lin,

> one of the " medical liaisons " hired by Parke-.

>

> To avoid confusion about the corporate names, you need to

understand

> a coupla of things….

>

> In my previous post, I referred to Warner-Lambert as the

> manufacturer of Neurontin. Warner-Lambert is the parent company

of

> Parke-. In 2000, Warner-Lambert and Parke- were

acquired

> by Pfizer. When Pfizer acquired WL and PD, they inherited the

> Neurontin case.

>

> Got all that? It's a bunch of corporate hooey, but if you read

> about this lawsuit, it helps to understand the pedigree.

>

> The Neurontin suit was brought by lin, MD, a

> Massachusetts microbiologist who was employed by Parke- as

> a " medical liaison. " Medical liaisons are not called " sales

reps "

> by pharmaceutical companies, and they are under law to

> talk to doctors about off-label uses unless the doctor has a

> specific question.

>

> " Forbidden under law, " ha ha ha.

>

> lin said he was trained as part of a plan created by Parke-

> to sell Neurontin for a bunch of conditions for which it was

> not labeled, including migraines, manic-depression and ADHD.

> Liasons were trained to earn the doctors' trust and then provide

> them information about off-label uses for Neurontin.

>

> lin stated that within a few weeks of starting his medical

> liaison job, he realized that he had become part of a huge,

illegal

> campaign to market Neurontin for more than a dozen uses for which

it

> was not FDA-labeled.

>

> He brought suit through the whistleblower language in the Federal

> False Claims Act. The complaint alleged that his former employer

> engaged in a campaign of false and misleading statements intended

to

> defraud the federal government of hundreds of millions of dollars

> through the needless purchase of Neurontin for Medicaid

> beneficiaries.

>

> That's how lin could bring a Federal suit. Medicaid fraud

is

> a Federal crime.

>

> lin filed suit on behalf of the U.S. government. Private

> individuals are allowed to file whistleblower suits under the

> federal False Claims Act to bring the United States information

> about wrongdoing. If the United States is successful in resolving

or

> litigating the whistleblower's claims, the whistleblower may share

> part of the recovery.

>

> At the time the lawsuit was settled, it was estimated that

lin

> would get, as a part of the resolution, about $24.6 million of the

> civil recovery.

>

> I don't know how much he actually got.

>

> I don't know what happened to the rest of the money.... it went

back

> to the Federal government. I would like to think it went back

into

> the Medicaid budget, but I'm a dreamer by nature…

>

> My first neurologist prescribed Neurontin for my L'hermittes. It

> didn't work. I really think I should get part of the settlement,

> don't you? A coupla thousand, anyway.

>

> If you want to read more about this case, go here:

>

> http://www.ama-assn.org/ama/pub/category/16257.html

> http://www.fda.gov/fdac/features/2004/404_wl.html

>

> Now, you may get a glass of water, but then you must go back to

bed.

>

> If you're very very good, I will sing you a lullaby.

>

> Maureen

> (Gazorpa – Swahili for " Blabby Today, Isn't She?)

>