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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
The federal government routinely awards contracts to companies with
histories of misconduct, including
…
contract fraud and other
violations. POGO believes that providing this website will help to
improve contracting decisions and increase public knowledge of how
the government spends billions of taxpayer dollars each year.
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Average Wholesale Price (AWP) Drug Litigation
A class-action lawsuit was filed in federal court in Massachusetts against GlaxoSmithKline and 22 other pharmaceutical companies alleging consumers are harmed by the way the companies price their drugs. The companies set prices using the Average Wholesale Price (AWP) formula. The government uses average wholesale prices as reported by drug companies to set reimbursements from federal health programs. Plaintiffs claim drugmakers artificially inflated their prices as part of a scheme to overcharge consumers. In August 2006, GlaxoSmithKline agreed to a proposed $70 million settlement.
- Misconduct Type
- Antitrust
- Enforcement Agency
- Non-Governmental
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Civil
- Disposition
- Settlement
- Date of Filing
- 9/6/2002