Astra to pay $68.5m over drug claims

DRUGMAKER AstraZeneca has agreed to pay $68.5 million to resolve allegations by US state regulators that its marketing of the multibillion-dollar anti-psychotic drug Seroquel was deceptive.

By The Newsroom

Published 9th Mar 2011, 21:44 BST

Updated 10th Mar 2011, 20:59 BST

The accord with 37 states and Washington DC is the largest multi-state, consumer protection-based pharmaceutical settlement on record.

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