Jazz Pharmaceuticals Sets Aside $57 Million to Settle DOJ Probe
- Drugmaker reaches tentative agreement over charity donations
- Government investigating pharma support of patient charities
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Jazz Pharmaceuticals Plc reached a tentative agreement with the Justice Department to settle a probe over its donations to charities that help people afford drugs, part of a long-running U.S. investigation into drugmaker ties to such groups.
In a securities filing Tuesday, the maker of the costly narcolepsy drug Xyrem said it reached an agreement in principle in April for a civil settlement and has set aside $57 million to resolve the probe. The company had previously received multiple subpoenas from the Justice Department over its charitable donations.