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Tuesday, July 20, 2004
Users of BuSpar drug will get hefty refund
Consumers who requested refunds from being overcharged for the anti-anxiety drug called BuSpar will get an average of $800 in the mail this week.
A settlement made last year between 38 states and Bristol-Myers Squibb, the makers of BuSpar, came after states attorneys general accused the pharmaceutical company of maneuvering to keep a less expensive generic version of BuSpar off the market.
States experts estimated that the price of BuSpar went from about $62 to about $17 for a 100-pill supply after the generic finally hit the market.
Washington consumers will receive nearly $1 million, while state agencies and Medicaid will get $2.1 million.
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