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Par Pharmaceutical Nabbed: Put Older Patients At Risk With Weight-Gain Drug Megace ES

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For nearly eight years, New Jersey-based Par Pharmaceutical made millions of dollars by aggressively pushing Megace ES as a weight-gain drug for patients in nursing homes and other long-term care facilities.

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