It is alleged that the drug maker used false marketing tactics to persuade the Medicaid officials in the US to give preference to its costlier drug Risperdal and spend millions on it.
Mumbai-based Sun Pharmaceuticals has filed a post-grant opposition with the Mumbai patent office against a product patent granted to the extended release version of Johnson and Johnson's (J&J) blockbuster drug Risperdal, used in the treatment of psychological disorders and schizophrenia.