Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Can a Doctor Be Liable Under Federal False Claims Act for Prescribing a Drug Off-Label?

The theory of the plaintiff (in a qui tam suit the proper nomenclature is "the relator") in United States ex rel. Watson v. King-Vassel et al, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152496 (E.D. Wisconsin Oct. 23, 2012), is that a doctor can be liable under the False Claims Act for prescribing a drug off-label.  The court ends up dismissing the case.

For a complete summary of this case read the Drug and Device Blog found here

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