Johnson & Johnson Handed a Federal Subpoena Over Nucynta Marketing

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Johnson & Johnson said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that federal investigators in Atlanta are examining the company's sales tactics, including payments to health-care providers, for its opioid painkillers, Nucynta IR and Nucynta ER. J&J filed its second quarter financial report (10-Q, here) on Friday. The item on the subpoena is on page 34. J&J's Janssen Pharmaceuticals makes Nucynta and got the subpoena from the Atlanta regional Office of the Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General.

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