GlaxoSmithKline Fined $750 Million for Tainted Drugs

GlaxoSmithKline PLC agreed to pay $750 million on Tuesday to settle a U.S. government false-claims lawsuit.
GlaxoSmithKline Fined $750 Million for Tainted Drugs
The drugs in question include the antidepressant Paxil CR, anti-nausea medication Kytril, Bactroban ointment, and diabetes drug Avandamet. Glaxosmithkline/AFP/Getty Images
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The drugs in question include the antidepressant Paxil CR, anti-nausea medication Kytril, Bactroban ointment, and diabetes drug Avandamet. (Glaxosmithkline/AFP/Getty Images)
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