Roche Flu Medication Fraud Stole Billions

A whistleblower lawsuit alleges Roche duped the government out of $1.5 billion for causing it to stockpile its antiviral flu medication.

STORY AT-A-GLANCE

• A whistleblower lawsuit has been filed against drugmaker Roche over influenza medicine Tamiflu

• The suit alleges the company made false claims and misrepresented studies, causing the U.S. government to stockpile $1.5 billion of the drug for use during potential pandemics

• The whistleblower lawsuit alleges that Roche knew Tamiflu was ineffec…