Texas Attorney General Files Lawsuit Against Pfizer and Tris Pharma for Medicaid Fraud and Adulterated Drugs

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has filed a lawsuit against Pfizer, Tris Pharma, and Tris CEO Ketan Mehta, accusing them of defrauding the Texas Medicaid program by providing adulterated pharmaceutical drugs to children. Pfizer allegedly distributed a pediatric ADHD medication, Quillivant XR, despite knowing about its flawed manufacturing practices and altered testing methods. The companies misrepresented the drug's compliance with federal and state laws to obtain Medicaid reimbursement. The lawsuit claims that thousands of Texas children received an adulterated controlled substance.