$38 Million Drug-Switch Complaint Settlement

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February 14, 2008 - 5:18PM

Steph

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania's attorney general says pharmacy benefits manager Caremark has agreed to pay 38.5 million dollars to 28 states and Washington, D.C., to settle a deceptive business practice complaint.

Michigan is among the 28 states that will share in the

settlement.

Caremark also must pay up to 2.5 million dollars to reimburse patients for the cost of switching cholesterol-controlling drugs. The states accused Caremark of encouraging doctors to switch patients to different drugs under the guise of saving money.

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