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		<title>Kickback Update: The &#8220;Scary&#8221; Power J&amp;J Yields</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2010/01/kickback-update-the-scary-power-jj-yields/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 19 Jan 2010 03:13:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As a follow-up to last week&#8217;s breaking news about the Johnson &#38; Johnson / Omnicare kickback scandal, some details are emerging (see below).  It seems that J&#38;J was making illegal payments to pharmacies to promote their drugs, which were being reimbursed by Medicare and the good ol&#8217; taxpayer.  So not only did you suffer that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Who thinks you should take Levaquin?  Johnson &amp; Johnson does!</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 16 Jan 2010 02:08:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[That is whether you need it or not. Today the US Government filed a lawsuit against Levaquin&#8217;s maker, J&#38;J, for paying kickbacks to one of the country&#8217;s largest pharmacy chains, Omnicare. It says Omnicare was given illegal payments in the 10s of millions to promote its drugs over competitors.
The government cited a company statement from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Johnson &amp; Johnson Fighting Attempts to Consolidate Levaquin Litigation</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/11/johnson-johnson-fighting-attempts-to-consolidate-levaquin-litigation/</link>
		<comments>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/11/johnson-johnson-fighting-attempts-to-consolidate-levaquin-litigation/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:50:46 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Johnson &#038; Johnson (the manufacturer of Levaquin) is trying to prevent the first Levaquin lawsuits from being consolidated into a single trial.  Plaintiffs’ attorneys want to have the first three &#8220;Bellweather&#8221; cases tried together.  They claim that these cases are very similar; since the plaintiffs have similar injuries, claims, and situations, it is [...]]]></description>
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		<title>JOHNSON &amp; JOHNSON LEVAQUIN SALES DOWN</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Oct 2009 02:17:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[According to Johnson &#038; Johnson&#8217;s third quarter financial results: Sales of Levaquin our anti-infective were down 5.7% on an operational basis when compared to the same period a year ago. Total prescriptions in the US anti-infective market are estimated to be up slightly in the quarter. 
This is indicative of a decrease in prescriptions and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>LAWSUIT FILED AGAINST JOHNSON AND JOHNSON FOR LEVAQUIN RELATED TENDON INJURY</title>
		<link>http://www.levaquinblog.com/2009/10/law-suit-filed-against-johnson-and-johnson-for-levaquin-related-tendon-injury/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 13 Oct 2009 01:07:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>mike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Five Illinois residents have filed suit against Johnson and Johnson, Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Johnson and Johnson Pharmaceutical Research and Development and Walgreens after they say an antibiotic caused them severe tendon problems.
Plaintiffs Susan Price, Jerry Mahlandt, Johnna Woosley, David Force and Rachel Speiser say they took the antibiotic Levaquin, which is normally prescribed for upper respiratory [...]]]></description>
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