Texas sues J&J's Janssen Pharma

The state of Texas is suing Johnson & Johnson's Janssen Pharmaceuticals, alleging that the drug company used Texas mental health officials as "pitchmen" and carried out other unseemly tactics to get its antipsychotic medication, Risperdal, on Texas's Medicaid preferred provider drug list. In addition, the state is accusing New Jersey-based Janssen of supplying phony advocacy groups and making other attempts to influence positioning of the medication, essentially defrauding the state over the last 10 years. Report