Ex-Glaxo Lawyer Charged With Making False Statements
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A former in-house attorney for GlaxoSmithKline Plc was charged with obstruction and making false statements during a U.S. investigation into unapproved uses of its antidepressant drug Wellbutrin SR.
Lauren Stevens, of Durham, North Carolina, was accused yesterday in an indictment of impeding an inquiry in 2002 and 2003 by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration into the marketing of the drug for uses not approved by the FDA. Stevens was a vice president and associate general counsel for London-based Glaxo.