AbbVie is accused of paying kickbacks, using a stealthy network of nurses to promote Humira

(By Ed Silverman for STAT)

In a wide-ranging scheme, AbbVie (ABBV) used a combination of old-fashioned kickbacks to doctors and a stealthy network of nurses to illegally boost prescriptions of its best-selling Humira treatment, according to a lawsuit filed on Tuesday by the California insurance commissioner. Continue reading article here…

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