New York Doctor Sentenced After Importing Cheaper Cancer Drugs

May 22, 2018 at 4:58 PM
A New York doctor has been fined $7,500 after pleading guilty to receiving and delivering misbranded drugs, which were imported by a Canadian distributor, the Department of Justice announced Monday. The physician, Vincent Koh, purchased the drugs after a company faxed him an offer to provide cheaper oncology drugs -- namely a non-FDA approved version of the biologic Rituxan. The sentencing, which follows as November 2017 plea agreement, comes after HHS declined to take up drug importation as part of...

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