US government wins ok to join Rapamune whistleblower suit against Pfizer
This article was originally published in Scrip
Executive Summary
The federal government has won a US judge's approval to intervene in a whistleblower suit accusing Pfizer's Wyeth unit of illegally marketing the kidney-transplant drug Rapamune (sirolimus) for use in other, unapproved organ transplant operations, and for offering kickbacks to providers.
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