Justice Department Sues Sage Pharmaceuticals Inc. Over Unapproved Misbranded Drugs

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The Justice Department sued a Louisiana pharmaceutical company Thursday to stop it from making and distributing drugs that the government claims are misbranded and haven’t been approved by regulators. After inspecting facilities of Sage Pharmaceuticals Inc. in Shreveport in February 2012, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said it found evidence the company has been making and selling prescription painkillers and over-the-counter cold remedies and wound cleansers without obtaining FDA approval. The federal lawsuit, filed in Shreveport, says the FDA has repeatedly warned Sage over the past 13 years that it must stop manufacturing and distributing unapproved and misbranded drugs.

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