Recent news on Genotropin

Cracking down on off-label marketing  -  May 11, 2007
Newark Star Ledger,In both the Neurontin and Genotropin cases, the illegal marketing activity took place before the units were acquired by Pfizer.

The Ticker  -  Apr 25, 2007
Boston Herald,Pfizer’s Pharmacia & UpJohn unit pleaded guilty to one count of offering a kickback to improve the position of its human-growth-hormone drug Genotropin on

PHARMACEUTICALS: Pfizer agrees to pay $34.7 million in fines  -  Apr 26, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...of its human-growth hormone drug Genotropin on the list of medicines covered by insurance, according to a release from the US attorney's office.

Pfizer Subsidiary Pleads Guilty to Kickback Violation and Is ...  -  Apr 26, 2007
PharmaLive.com (press release),...promotion of its human growth hormone product, Genotropin, for the "off-label" uses of anti-aging, cosmetic use and athletic performance enhancement.

PHARMACEUTICALS: Pfizer agrees to pay $34.7 million in fines  -  26 Apr 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,...of its human-growth hormone drug Genotropin on the list of medicines covered by insurance, according to a release from the US attorney's office.

Pfizer pays $35 million to settle inappropriate Genotropin marketing  -  Apr 3, 2007
Pharma Times (subscription),Pfizer has agreed to pay nearly $35 million to settle charges for inappropriate marketing of the human growth hormone Genotropin.

Pfizer to Pay $35 Mln in Genotropin Settlements  -  Apr 2, 2007
Reuters.uk,...in fines to settle federal charges that a rival drugmaker it acquired four years ago had inappropriately marketed the human growth hormone Genotropin.

... where you read it first  -  Apr 11, 2007
Media Newswire (press release),At all times relevant to the agreement, Genotropin was FDA approved solely for treatment of children with growth failure due to inadequate secretion of

$400Mn Pfizer Settlement For Drug Kickbacks?  -  Apr 11, 2007
Scoop.co.nz,Most of you know about the $35 Genotropin settlement between the Department of Justice and Pfizer. About $20 million of that settlement relates to kickbacks

Pfizer Has Victory, Settlement On Separate Legal Fronts  -  Apr 2, 2007
CNNMoney.comGenotropin is a human growth hormone used to treat hormone deficiency in adults and children, and other conditions. A Pharmacia unit will plead guilty to a

Pharmacia Subsidiaries Reach $34.7 Million Settlement with DOJ ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
WebWire (press release),Pfizer Discovered and Promptly Reported Subsidiary’s Off-Label Marketing of Genotropin to Justice Department, Other Agencies.

Pharmacia Subsidiaries Reach $34.7 Million Settlement with DOJ  -  Apr 4, 2007
ag-IP-news Agency,...“As the Department of Justice has acknowledged, Pfizer voluntarily and fully self-disclosed the off-label promotion of Genotropin by a Pharmacia subsidiary

Pfizer units to pay $35M in DOJ settlements  -  Apr 3, 2007
St. Louis Business Journal,Inc. -- will plead guilty to offering an outside vendor a contract to manage a Genotropin patient assistance program as an inducement to recommend the

Pfizer units will pay fines in kickback case  -  Apr 4, 2007
Health SentinelPharmacia hired the pharmacy benefit manager to distribute Genotropin. Prosecutors allege the company then offered to make excess payments on the

Pfizer Settles Off-Label Probe  -  Apr 3, 2007
Adweek,Pfizer admitted in its statement that a company it acquired, Pharmacia, "improperly promoted Genotropin between January 2000 and March 2003 for anti-aging

To Pay $34.7 Million in Fines  -  Apr 2, 2007
Wall Street Journal (subscription),Pharmacia hired the pharmacy-benefit manager to distribute Genotropin. Prosecutors allege the company then offered to make excess payments on the

Pfizer Settles Off-Label Marketing Probe  -  Apr 2, 2007
Brandweek Magazine,Pfizer admitted in its statement that a company it acquired, Pharmacia, “improperly promoted Genotropin between January 2000 and March 2003 for anti-aging

Coddling Pfizer  -  Apr 5, 2007
Dissident Voice,US Attorney Michael Sullivan said Pfizer "acted responsibly" for voluntarily and fully self-disclosing the off-label promotion of Genotropin.

Coddling Pfizer: Praise the criminal, disregard the whistleblower  -  Apr 4, 2007
Online Journal,US Attorney Michael Sullivan said Pfizer “acted responsibly� for voluntarily and fully self-disclosing the off-label promotion of Genotropin.

Praise the Criminal, Dis the Whistleblower  -  Apr 3, 2007
CounterPunch,US Attorney Michael Sullivan said Pfizer "acted responsibly" for voluntarily and fully self-disclosed the off-label promotion of Genotropin.

Pfizer Unit Pleads Guilty, Prosecutors Praise the Corporate ...  -  Apr 3, 2007
Corporate Crime Reporter,US Attorney Michael Sullivan said Pfizer “acted responsibly� for voluntarily and fully self-disclosed the off-label promotion of Genotropin.

Pfizer inherits $35 million fine  -  Apr 3, 2007
Marketplace,The drug company has agreed to pay $34.7 million to settle an investigation into improper promotion of Genotropin, even though it took place before Pfizer

Pharmacia units settle case with feds  -  Apr 2, 2007
United Press InternationalHowever, Pfizer said the Pharmacia unit's disqualification will not affect Pfizer products, nor the continued marketing of Genotropin.

Pfizer: one up, one down  -  Apr 4, 2007
Blogging StocksThe fine is because Pharmacia improperly influenced a vendor for government health-care programs to purchase not only Genotropin but other Pharmacia

Pfizer to pay $35 million to settle hormone claims  -  Apr 3, 2007
Los Angeles Times,New York-based Pfizer will also pay $15 million for promotion of Genotropin for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Patent Victory Over Lipitor  -  Apr 2, 2007
Wall Street Journal (subscription),Pfizer said it agreed to pay $34.7 million in a settlement with the Justice Department over Pharmacia's promotion of the drug Genotropin before Pfizer

PHARMACEUTICALS: Pfizer agrees to pay $34.7 million in fines  -  Apr 3, 2007
St. Louis Post-Dispatch,Pfizer also will pay $15 million for illegal promotion of Genotropin for uses not approved by the Food and Drug Administration as part of a separate

Whistleblower Calls Pfizer Settlement A "Speeding Ticket"  -  Apr 5, 2007
Wired News...paid doctors to prescribe its drugs and promoted the off-label use of Genotropin, a hormone intended for use in children with growth-related failures.

Peter Rost: Pfizer's $35 million fine: Equivalent to a speeding ticket  -  Apr 5, 2007
BuzzFlash,How much money is the $35 million criminal fine Pfizer was forced to pay this week for illegal marketing of Genotropin?? But that profit doesn't include all

Pfizer’s $35 million fine: Equivalent to a speeding ticket  -  Apr 4, 2007
Online Journal,How much money is the $35 million criminal fine Pfizer was forced to pay this week for illegal marketing of Genotropin? But that profit doesn’t include all

The ticker  -  Apr 2, 2007
Boston Herald,...to recommend company drugs and for illegally promoting the human growth hormone product Genotropin for non-approved uses, federal prosecutors announced.

Market Report -- In Play (PFE)  -  Apr 2, 2007
MSN Money...stemming from the off-label marketing of Genotropin and the inappropriate use of a vendor contract to increase the sales of other Pharmacia medicines.

New blog chronicles Human Growth Hormone (hGH) use as seen through ...  -  Mar 30, 2007
PR Leap (press release),Some of the brand names currently available are Genotropin®, Humatrope®, Nutropin®, Protropin®, Saizen®, Serostim® and Somatotropin®.

Pfizer's Q1 profit drops 17% on charges  -  Apr 21, 2007
Milwaukee Business Journal,...of $34.7 million in separate settlements with the US Department of Justice (DOJ) on charges stemming from marketing Genotropin, a human growth hormone,

McCaffery: Robinson’s courage still having an impact  -  Apr 14, 2007
The Delaware County Times,It was reported that Genotropin -- a synthetic growth hormone -- was shipped to the young Matthews along a complicated route traced to the Internet.

New blog chronicles Human Growth Hormone (hGH) use as seen through ...  -  Mar 31, 2007
24-7PressRelease.com (press release)Some of the brand names currently available are Genotropin , Humatrope , Nutropin , Protropin , Saizen , Serostim and Somatotropin .

FDA Chief: Biogenerics will be Similar, Not Interchangeable  -  27 Mar 2007
Patent Baristas,In the Omnitrope case, the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) concluded that, while Omnitrope was not identical to Genotropin, it was similar enough to

Shapiro has new sports client  -  Mar 13, 2007
LA Observed,Investigators allegedly found documents showing that Matthews was sent Genotropin in 2004 - and federal law prohibits possession of human growth hormones

Welcome to the club, Gary  -  Mar 4, 2007
New York Daily News,If it is true about Matthews this time, if the drug of choice is a drug like Genotropin now, if it was this easy for athletes to get it and you can't come

Hairston defends reputation after report  -  Mar 2, 2007
MLB.comSports Illustrated posted a story on its Web site Friday that reported Hairston received a shipment of Genotropin from Allied Pharmacy in Mobile, Ala.,

Hairston takes the offensive  -  Mar 3, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,According to a story on SI.com, the drug Genotropin was sent to addresses in Arizona and Maryland that traced back to Hairston.

Hairston Denies Taking Anything Illegal  -  Mar 8, 2007
New York Times,...prescription network when SI.com, citing a law enforcement document, reported that in 2004 he was shipped Genotropin, a form of human growth hormone,

I've grown 1cm since January  -  Mar 9, 2007
ic Essex.co.uk,Nine-year-old Chloe Moseley, who has Leri-Weill Dyschondrosteosis, was denied the drug Genotropin until the Yellow Advertiser told of her battle with health

The Drugs  -  Mar 6, 2007
SI.comThe generic name for synthetically produced HGH is somatropin; brand names include Genotropin and Saizen. Nandrolone: This synthetic anabolic steroid has

Report: Documents name Hairston in steroid network  -  Mar 2, 2007
Baltimore Sun,Law enforcement documents reviewed by the publication indicated that Hairston was sent Genotropin (human growth hormone) after the substance was prescribed

Add Jerry Hairston Jr. to Your Alleged HGH-User List  -  Mar 2, 2007
AOL SPORTS,According to a law enforcement document we've reviewed, in May 2004, a doctor A. Almarashi of Queens prescribed Genotropin (human growth hormone) that was

East Coast Steroid Scandal Escalating  -  Mar 1, 2007
ABC NewsSI.com, meanwhile, reported that Matthews allegedly was sent Genotropin, a brand of synthetic growth hormone, in August 2004. The drug, which came from

Angels Notebook: Matthews is mum as new claims surface  -  Mar 2, 2007
Daily Breeze,According to the story on SI.com, Matthews was prescribed Genotropin, a synthetic hormone used to treat growth deficiencies, most often in children.

BASEBALL NOTES  -  Mar 2, 2007
Fort Worth Star Telegram,Sports Illustrated's Web site, SI.com, reported Thursday that former Rangers outfielder Gary Matthews Jr. was sent Genotropin, a brand of synthetic growth

Angels outfielder sent HGH from busted pharmacy  -  Feb 28, 2007
SI.comIn August 2004, he was allegedly sent Genotropin -- a brand of synthetic human growth hormone typically prescribed to children suffering from growth failure

Holyfield, Others Linked To 'Roids Ring  -  Mar 1, 2007
WGR 550,A growth hormone named Genotropin was sent to the address of one of Matthews' former minor league teammates in Mansfield, Texas, according to the SI.com.

'ROID NAMES COULD GROW  -  Mar 1, 2007
New York Post,The Web site reported that law-enforcement documents showed Matthews allegedly was shipped Genotropin in August 2004. The drug is a brand of synthetic human

Biotech Knockoffs  -  Mar 15, 2007
Forbes,Sandoz introduced a branded copy of Pfizer's (nyse: PFE - news - people ) Genotropin growth hormone in Europe and the US last year, shortly after gaining

Euro RSCG Life LM&P Wins Pfizer Xalatan(R) Account  -  Mar 21, 2007
PR Newswire (press release),Xalatan joins a portfolio of Pfizer products handled by LM&P including Chantix(TM) (varenicline); Genotropin(R) (somatropin {rDNA origin} for injection);

Can Generic Biologics Be Approved Through an Abbreviated Process?  -  Mar 20, 2007
Atlantic Information Services, Inc.,Drug, and Cosmetic Act. Manufacturer Sandoz, Inc., a generics unit of Novartis AG, claimed its drug was indistinguishable from Pfizer Inc.'s Genotropin.

Iraqi boy, far from home, gets a chance for a taller future  -  Mar 20, 2007
Reuters AlertNet,On Tuesday, the gamble paid off when Pfizer Global Pharmaceuticals donated a six-month supply of the growth hormone Genotropin to Melaad, who will need to

Why Some Second Generation Ballplayers Use Performance Enhancers  -  Mar 19, 2007
RealGMBaseball.com,Jerry Hairston, Jr. was named as receiving bogus prescriptions of Genotropin, Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (HCG) and Clomisphene Citrate in 2004.

Catching up with the women of Seinfeld  -  Mar 17, 2007
Houston Chronicle,Yet they seem to have no trouble going online and (allegedly) ordering Genotropin, trenbolone, nandrolone, human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG),

Matthews steps to plate, denies drug use  -  Mar 15, 2007
Daily Breeze,An ensuing investigation by Sports Illustrated named the type of steroid Matthews allegedly received (Genotropin), when it was said to have been purchased

Matthews responds: 'I have never taken HGH'  -  Mar 15, 2007
Inland Valley Daily Bulletin,...allegedly received (Genotropin), when it was said to have been purchased (2004) and where it was sent (to the address of a former minor-league teammate in

Angels: Matthews: 'I have never taken HGH'  -  Mar 15, 2007
Los Angeles Daily News,...(Genotropin), when it was said to have been purchased (2004) and where it was sent (to the address of a former minor-league teammate in Texas).

The Great Steroids Debate: What's Arte Moreno's Next Move?  -  Mar 12, 2007
Los Angeles Times,...performance-enhancing drugs, specifically the synthetic hormone Genotropin, which was reportedly ordered by Matthews and sent to a friend's house.

Olympic Booster Tied to Clinic in Drug Inquiry  -  Mar 7, 2007
New York Times,From Mr. Raich’s desk specifically, they reported seizing 13 Genotropin MiniQuicks, a growth hormone in a cartridge designed for easy attachment to needles

Olympic Booster Tied to Clinic in Drug Inquiry  -  Mar 6, 2007
New York Times,From Raich’s desk specifically, they reported seizing 13 Genotropin MiniQuicks, a growth hormone in a cartridge designed for easy attachment to needles to

Inside the Steroid Sting  -  Mar 6, 2007
CNN International...career year with the Texas Rangers in 2006 earned him a five-year, $50 million free-agent deal with the Los Angeles Angels, was sent Genotropin in 2004.

Matthews hires former Simpson attorney Shapiro  -  Mar 4, 2007
Los Angeles Times,Sports Illustrated reported that government investigators had found documents showing that, in 2004, Matthews had been sent a shipment of Genotropin,

The 'innovation agenda'  -  Mar 4, 2007
Washington Times,The FDA approved a comparison human growth hormone product called Omnitrope in 2006 based partially on data from Pfizer's growth product, Genotropin.

US set to pass generic biotechs Bill this year  -  Mar 4, 2007
Daily News & Analysis,Sandoz won US approval in May for a growth hormone called Omnitrope, which is similar to Pfizer Inc.’s Genotropin, after a federal judge ordered the FDA to

Report upsets Rangers' Hairston  -  Mar 2, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),In a report on SI.com, it was alleged that Dr. A. Almarashi of Queens, NY, prescribed Genotropin (HGH) that was sent from Applied Pharmacy Services,

Baseball Wants More Info About Matthews  -  Mar 2, 2007
Forbes,And SI.com reported that Matthews was sent Genotropin, a brand of synthetic growth hormone, in August 2004. The drug, which came from Applied Pharmacy,

Bogus prescriptions at heart of probe; player 'baffled'  -  Mar 2, 2007
CNNLlosa/Wertheim: According to a law enforcement document we've reviewed, in May 2004, a doctor A. Almarashi of Queens prescribed Genotropin (human growth

Daniels sticks by team's drug policy  -  Mar 1, 2007
Dallas Morning News (subscription),According to a report, Genotropin – a synthetic brand of HGH – was sent to a Mansfield address that belonged to a publicly unidentified former Rangers minor

Matthews always was wrong choice  -  Mar 3, 2007
Orange County Register,Fla., "anti-aging" clinic earlier this week, reported that Matthews allegedly was shipped Genotropin, a brand of synthetic human growth hormone,

STEROID PROBE NETS ANOTHER MAJOR LEAGUER  -  Mar 3, 2007
New York Post,Sports Illustrated reported on its Web site yesterday that law enforcement documents indicated that Hairston was sent Genotropin, a brand of Human Growth

Angels 7, Royals 6  -  Mar 1, 2007
San Jose Mercury News,SI.com reported that Applied Pharmacy in Mobile, Ala., allegedly sent Matthews Genotropin, a brand of synthetic growth hormone, in August 2004.

Steroid Scandal Shifts to East Coast  -  Mar 1, 2007
Forbes,SI.com reported that Matthews allegedly was sent Genotropin, a brand of synthetic growth hormone, in August 2004. The drug, which came from Applied Pharmacy

Critical new drugs won't be made here  -  Jan 27, 2007
Kalamazoo Gazette,Pfizer has launched several protein-based drugs including Genotropin, a human growth hormone that has generated revenues in excess of $1 billion since its

Pfizer increases Genotropin manufacturing capacity in Sweden  -  Jan 2, 2007
In-PharmaTechnologist.com,02/01/2007 - Pfizer has entered a capacity expansion phase, to meet requirements of global manufacturing of Genotropin (somatropin), a top-selling human

Barr, GM Lobbying US to Allow Biotech Drug Copies (Update2)  -  Jan 11, 2007
Bloomberg...act on a request from the Sandoz unit of Novartis AG for approval of a human growth hormone called Omnitrope, which is similar to Pfizer's Genotropin.

Book Review: Lone Wolf Takes On The Pharma Pack  Oct 15, 2006
...for his whistleblowing, which included shedding light on a string of illegal and/or unethical business practices: illegal marketing of Genotropin, a human ... -Scoop.co.nz (press release), Pfizer to Transform In Rapidly Changing Healthcare Environment  Oct 19, 2006
376 338 11 128 110 17 248 228 9 XALATAN/ XALACOM 374 338 11 128 110 17 246 228 8 - ENDOCRINE DISORDERS 246 262 (6) 61 85 (28) 185 177 5 GENOTROPIN 198 200 (1 ... -Yahoo! News (press release) Health & Medicine  Oct 13, 2006
The list also includes Genentech's Activase for heart attack, and Pfizer's (PFE) Genotropin for children with stunted growth, which came off-patent in February ... -Investor's Business Daily (subscription) The Ticker  Sep 8, 2006
...won dismissal of a “whistleblower� lawsuit by a former executive who accused the company of promoting unapproved uses for Genotropin, a growth hormone. ... -Boston Herald

Pfizer Prevails in Court  Sep 8, 2006
Rost had alleged that Pharmacia illegally sold Genotropin, a human-growth-hormone brand, to anti-aging "specialists" who falsely promised wealthy clients the ... -Adweek

Lawmakers Looking at Policy on Generic Biologic Drugs  Sep 18, 2006
Sandoz International's Omnitrope was offered in Germany in April about 20 percent cheaper than Pfizer Inc.'s branded human growth hormone, Genotropin, they said ... -International News Service

Pfizer Japan Obtains Approvalfor Genotropin Treatment for Adult ...  Aug 7, 2006
...has received the approval of Genotropin for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency patients (aGHD). Genotropin is considered the top drug ... -Therapeutics Daily (subscription)

Pfizer Japan Obtains Approvalfor Genotropin Treatment for Adult ...  Aug 4, 2006
Tokyo, Aug 4, 2006 (JCN) - Pfizer Japan Inc. has received the approval of Genotropin for Adult Growth Hormone Deficiency patients (aGHD). ... -Japan Corporate News

Governors Ask About Generic Treatments  Aug 3, 2006
In May, the FDA approved a knockoff of the growth hormone Genotropin, made by Pfizer Inc. The FDA was careful to label Omnitrope ... -Washington Post

Analysis: Biosimilars to make big splash  Aug 22, 2006
Sandoz is already paving the way for biosimilars with its Omnitrope, a generic version of Pfizer`s Genotropin human growth hormone. ... -Monsters and Critics.com

FDA delays generic drug guidelines that would save states millions  Aug 4, 2006
While the FDA approved Novartis AG's Omnitrope -- a generic version of the growth hormone Genotropin, made by Pfizer Inc. -- in ... -Newstarget.com

Missing the $20 billion biogeneric boom  Aug 15, 2006
This approval is recognized by some analysts as the first biogeneric, because the Sandoz-drug was based on the Pfizer biotech drug Genotropin. ... -CNNMoney.com

Pfizer Delivers Strong Second-Quarter 2006 Results, Driven By ...  Jul 20, 2006
352 341 3 109 102 7 243 239 2 XALATAN/ XALACOM 351 341 3 109 102 7 242 239 2 - ENDOCRINE DISORDERS 232 263 (12) 53 82 (36) 179 181 (1) GENOTROPIN 191 201 (5 ... -PR Newswire

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