Botox Maker To Pay $600m To Resolve Federal Investigation

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Wed, 09/01/2010 - 8:40am

Allergan Inc., the maker of wrinkle-smoothing Botox, says it will pay $600 million to settle a yearslong federal investigation into its marketing ...

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