Hence, the case against Merck regarding the concealment in the decline in the long term effectiveness of its MMR vaccine as registered by two of its former employees has been the current hot topic in the pharma industry.
(prHWY.com) June 28, 2012 - Fontana, CA -- 28 June 2012, USA(Realpharmacyrx.us): Two former employees of one of the top the pharmaceutical company, Merck have lodged a legal whistleblower suit against the drug manufacturer claiming that the company has overstated the efficacy of its MMR vaccine.
MMR vaccine, a 3 in 1 vaccine is generally recommended to be given in childhood as an immunization shot for protection against mumps, measles and rubella infections. The FCA (False Claims Act) lawsuit alleges that the drug maker failed to revise its assertion regarding the conjugation vaccine's effectiveness, in spite being the vaccine becoming less effective over the time.
Hence, the employees claim that the various government health plans has financially approved and invested in the product for more than 10 years without being perceptive about the company's inability to reside up to their claims and prospect.
As per some reports it has been found that Merck opposes the allegations made on their product by its former employees by stating them completely untrue and baseless. It has also said that the Justice Department has refused to join hands with the whistleblower suit that was filed almost two years ago, but was unsealed in a federal court last week.
Merck has said in an exclusive interview that the allegations do not relate to the safety profile of the medication and that they are very positive and secure about the potential of the MMR vaccine in shielding against mumps, rubella and measles in children. The vaccine does follow the regulatory norms and all the information provided on its label is true to the best of the company's knowledge.
The MMR vaccine manufactured by Merck pharmaceuticals has been approved by FDA and prescribed for use in children on a routine basis by the U.S CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Whereas, the complaint states that Merck cheated the U.S. government by flogging the reduction in its efficacy profile.
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