NEW YORK â A cancer drugmaker in India has admitted to destroying and concealing records before an inspection of its plant in West Bengal by U.S. authorities and has agreed to pay $50 million in fines and forfeitures, according to the Justice Department.
The admission made by Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited was made public in the federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada, Feb. 9, the department said.
The company admitted that it was guilty of the charge of violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by failing to provide certain records to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration investigators and would pay a criminal fine of $30 million and $20 million in forfeitures, according to the department.
Indian drugmaker Fresenius Kabi Oncology to pay $ 50 million fine, forfeiture in US for irregularities
Arul Louis (IANS)
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A cancer drugmaker in India has admitted to destroying and concealing records before an inspection of its plant in West Bengal by US authorities and agreed to pay $50 million in fines and forfeitures, according to the Justice Department.
The admission made by Fresenius Kabi Oncology Limited (FKOL) was made public in the federal court in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Tuesday, the Department said.
The company admitted that it was guilty of the charge of violating the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act by failing to provide certain records to US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) investigators and would pay a criminal fine of $30 million and $20 million in forfeitures, according to the Department.
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Pharmacist pleads guilty after attempting to destroy virus vaccines
Steven Brandenburg admitted to removing 57 vials of the Moderna vaccine from the storage at Advocate Aurora Health Hospital
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pharmacist has been formally charged after he tampered with hundreds of doses of the coronavirus vaccine.
Steven Brandenburg, 46, pled guilty to attempting to tamper with the COVID-19 vaccine in federal court on Tuesday. He told officials he was skeptical of the Moderna vaccine.
Brandenburg allegedly took boxes of the vaccine out of the refrigerator where they were being stored and purposely left them out on December 24 and 25.
Records: Steven Brandenburg removed the same box of #Moderna vaccine from fridge on consecutive days. Officials still trying to determine if the tampering rendered them ineffective for the 57 people who received doses from that box. @WISN12Newspic.twitter.com/8XQcTH3n2x Derrick Rose (@DRoseTV) January 26, 2021
MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Wisconsin pharmacist accused of trying to spoil dozens of vials of COVID-19 vaccine is facing 20 years in prison after he agreed Tuesday to plead guilty