MASSDEVICE ON CALL — A pair of Philadelphia ophthalmologists accused medtech company Allergan (NYSE:AGN) of offering doctors illegal kickbacks in exchange for prescriptions of the Allergan’s eye drugs.
The docs claimed that Allergan explicitly offered to trade prescriptions for consulting services that promised to boost clinic profits and help target patients with "dry eye," according to Corporate Crime Reporter.
The lawsuit was unsealed this week by a federal court in Philadelphia.
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