Case Details

Year Initiated/Committed

2004

Year Resolved

2005

Settlement Amount

$221,000

Court

Circuit Court for Broward County, Florida

Docket Number

04-16032

Lead State

FL

Participating States

FL

Defendant(s)

Meds-Stat; ASAP Meds

Case Description

State brought price-gouging action against distributor of flu vaccine during a flu vaccine shortage. The distributor’s prices were allegedly 1000 percent of the actual price of the vaccine. Defendant agreed to consent order enjoining it from sales of the vaccine and turned its supply of vaccine over to the Florida Department of Health. Several months later, the state and the defendant entered into a settlement under which the defendant agreed to refrain from intentionally making false statements to consumers relating to how much of a given drug is in stock, how quickly it is being sold and how long the current supply will last. In addition, the company paid $150,000 for a training and educational program for at-risk youth and $71,000 to be used to assist pharmacies that were affected by Meds-Stat’s activities.