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UCB, Inc. Resolves Investigation of Past Keppra® Marketing and Promotional Activities
Date:6/9/2011

ATLANTA, June 9, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- UCB, Inc. today announced an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) to resolve a previously disclosed government investigation into the marketing and promotion of Keppra®, an anti-epileptic prescription medicine. As previously reported, the issues that were the subject of this investigation occurred more than six years ago, and as recognized by the DOJ, UCB has cooperated fully with the United States since learning of the investigation in 2008.

Under the agreement, UCB pled guilty to a single misdemeanor violation and agreed to pay USD 8.6 million under the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act.  UCB also entered into a separate civil settlement agreement and will pay USD 25.8 million plus modest interest to the United States and State Medicaid programs to resolve allegations relating to the False Claims Act. As with many other pharmaceutical settlements, UCB also agreed to enter into a five-year corporate integrity agreement (CIA) with the Office of Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

This CIA builds upon and requires the maintenance of UCB's existing compliance program. The commitments in the CIA are also consistent with UCB's previously stated commitment to comply with the laws and regulations that govern the pharmaceutical industry as evidenced last year by the company's voluntary public certification to adhere to PhRMA's Code on Interactions with Healthcare Professionals.

"UCB takes compliance with all applicable laws, policies, and procedures very seriously and remains committed to the highest standards of corporate conduct," said Greg Duncan, UCB's President for North American Operations. "We have worked diligently over the years to enhance our compliance program and we continue to evolve our compliance efforts to meet the changing demands of the regulatory environment in which we operate. We are pleased to have resolved this matter a
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