The United States has once more sued Novartis, a Swiss drug maker, alleging millions of dollars worth of illegal kickbacks. Authorities say that for nearly a decade the company paid kickbacks, allegedly including a dinner for three that nearly topped $10,000, to induce doctors to prescribe Novartis drugs, including the hypertension drugs Lotrel and Valturna the diabetes drug Starlix.

The suit comes close on the heels of a case filed last Tuesday accusing Novartis of paying kickbacks to pharmacies to induce prescriptions of immunosuppressant drug Myfortic. The company has denied wrongdoing in both cases.

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