Glaxosmithkline To Pay $750 Million In Pill Case

GlaxoSmithKline to pay $750 million in pill case

Federal prosecutors in Massachusetts say pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline will pay $750 million to settle allegations that it knowingly manufactured and sold adulterated drugs at its plant in Puerto Rico, including the popular antidepressant Paxil.

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