In a newly released blog post, whistleblower attorney Arvind Bob Khurana discusses a case where a Michigan-based pharmacist is sought to pay $1 Million as settlement for a False Claims Act. The lawyer mentions that the pharmacist Riad Zahr and his two previously-owned pharmacies have agreed to pay $1 Million to resolve allegations of false claims for an anti-overdose drug.
Whistleblower attorney Arvind Bob Khurana also explains that the information was released by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in their press release last December 8, 2021. As part of the settlement, the whistleblower of the case has been awarded $200,000.
In the new blog post, lawyer Arvind Bob Khurana mentions how the pharmacist and his two, previously-owned pharmacies committed the false claims act. The submitted false claims were made between August 1, 2017, and June 30, 2019, for the drug Evzio.
According to Attorney Arvind Khurana, “Evzio (naloxone hydrochloride injection) was the highest-priced version of naloxone drug on the market used to reverse opioid overdose. Due to its price, the insurance companies are required to submit prior authorization requests before approving to cover for Evzio.”
The attorney also explains that in the press release submitted by the DOJ, it is said that both pharmacies of Raid Zahr submitted false and misleading prior authorization requests for Evzio that contained clinical assertions for which the pharmacies lacked any factual basis.
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