Illinois Nets $3M In Pfizer Settlement

(AP) -- Attorney General Lisa Madigan says Illinois will receive $3 million from a $60 million settlement with Pfizer over the marketing of the drug maker's pain relievers Celebrex and Bextra.

The settlement between New York-based Pfizer and 33 states, along with the District of Columbia, follows a five-year investigation.

The states alleged Pfizer misrepresented facts about potential side effects and illegally promoted Bextra for uses rejected by the Food and Drug Administration.

Pfizer doesn't acknowledge wrongdoing. It also denied breaking any consumer protection laws.

Madigan, however, contends Pfizer's actions put consumers' health at risk and the settlement lets the pharmaceutical industry know that deceptive marketing won't be tolerated.