09.12.201605:15:00UTC+00Six former Insys executives arrested in U.S. in fentanyl bribe case

U.S. prosecutors said six former Insys Therapeutics executives and managers including CEO Michael Babich had been arrested on Thursday on charges they bribed doctors to prescribe a drug containing the opioid fentanyl.

Shares at the company plunged as much as 16 percent on Thursday.

The former executives and managers allegedly used bribes to push prescriptions of Subsys, which is a medication for cancer patients with severe pain.

Insys shares have dropped 68 percent year-to-date.

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