The Department of Justice (DoJ) claims that Biohaven – before being acquired by Pfizer – paid "improper remuneration" to some Nurtec ODT (rimegepant) prescribers in the form of speaker fees ...

The claims and ensuing settlement revolve around Biohaven’s CGRP receptor antagonist Nurtec ODT, which is cleared to both treat and prevent migraines in adults. The drug, which was the crown ...

The pharmaceutical giant Pfizer will pay nearly $60 million to resolve charges that a company it acquired paid kickbacks so that physicians would prescribe a specific migraine drug to patients ...

The settlement resolves allegations that Biohaven paid improper remuneration, including speaker honoraria and high-end restaurant meals, to physicians and other healthcare professionals to promote ...

Biohaven reportedly paid “kickbacks to health care providers to induce prescriptions” of Biohaven’s drug Nurtec ODT. Pfizer ... s Civil Division, Commercial Litigation Branch Fraud Section ...

Pfizer paid $11.6bn to buy Biohaven, largely on the financial performance of Nurtec ODT. The drug went on to generate global sales of $928m in sales in 2023. Known as Vydura in Europe, Nurtec ODT ...

30, 2022, Biohaven Pharmaceuticals violated the federal False Claims Act by providing speaker honoraria and meals at high-end restaurants to doctors, to induce them to prescribe Nurtec more often.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Pfizer will pay $59.7 million to resolve charges that a company it acquired defrauded Medicare and other healthcare programs by paying kickbacks so doctors would prescribe the ...

Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding, from March 2020 through September 2022, selected certain healthcare providers to be part of a group to promote its drug Nurtec ODT, a migraine treatment ...