{"id":1206,"date":"2015-10-07T20:38:03","date_gmt":"2015-10-08T00:38:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/?p=1206"},"modified":"2015-10-07T20:38:03","modified_gmt":"2015-10-08T00:38:03","slug":"kentucky-pharmacy-agrees-to-settlement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/kentucky-pharmacy-agrees-to-settlement\/","title":{"rendered":"Kentucky Pharmacy Agrees To Settlement"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" data-attachment-id=\"1208\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/index.php\/2015\/10\/07\/kentucky-pharmacy-agrees-to-settlement\/gavel-and-money\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"350,233\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"gavel and money\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?fit=350%2C233&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?resize=300%2C200\" alt=\"gavel and money\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1208\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.wvih.com\/wp1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/gavel-and-money.jpg?w=350&amp;ssl=1 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nFederal prosecutors say a Kentucky-based pharmacy has agreed to pay $9.25 million to settle allegations that it solicited and received kickbacks from a manufacturer in exchange for promoting a drug with nursing home patients.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors announced Wednesday the settlement with Louisville-based PharMerica Corporation resolves claims that it received kickbacks from Abbott Laboratories in exchange for recommending that physicians prescribe the Abbott-manufactured drug Depakote.<\/p>\n<p>The settlement partially resolves allegations in two whistleblower lawsuits filed in federal court in the western district of Virginia.<\/p>\n<p>In 2012, Abbott pleaded guilty and agreed to pay $1.5 billion over allegations that it promoted Depakote for patients with dementia and autism &#8212; uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration. 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