DR. DREW PINSKY, "Celebrity Rehab" kingpin allegedly received kickbacks from major drug companies to push bad news anti-depressant drug Wellburtin on his shows, feds claim.
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DR. DREW PINSKY, "Celebrity Rehab" kingpin allegedly received kickbacks from major drug companies to push bad news anti-depressant drug Wellburtin on his shows, feds claim.
Dr. Drew is now facing allegations that he accepted $275,000 to promo controiversial drug Wellbutrin SR while hosting his radio and TV show "Loveline".
The shocking revelations emerged during the Department of Justice’s case against drug company GlaxoSmithKline, which has now agreed to plead guilty to misdemeanor criminal charges for comiiting healthcqare fraud.
The drug giant will pay out $3 billion in settlements – the biggest payout in U>S> history.