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Industry: pharmaceuticals
Penalty Total since 2000: $116,245,163,450
Number of Records: 1,270
Note: The totals include only those entries matched to a parent company. The industry designation is the primary one for the parent's operations overall. The totals are adjusted to account for the fact that each parent's entries may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. They are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the individual records list below.
Top 10 Current Parent CompaniesTotal Penalty $Number of Records
Johnson & Johnson$24,497,162,77088
Pfizer$10,948,368,52398
Merck$10,710,400,03189
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries$10,242,576,79696
GlaxoSmithKline$9,572,803,40650
Purdue Pharma$9,278,372,78711
AbbVie$7,560,456,40484
Takeda Pharmaceutical$3,987,516,44732
Endo International$3,311,990,66730
Eli Lilly$2,831,299,67626

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort iconPenalty Amount
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2019MULTI-AG$120,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2017MULTI-AG$33,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $541,000,000
Johnson & Johnson Vision Care, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2001MULTI-AG$60,000,000
King PharmaceuticalsPfizerFalse Claims Act and related2006MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $124,000,000
Kos PharmaceuticalsAbbViekickbacks and bribery2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,454,432
Mallinckrodt LLCMallinckrodtFalse Claims Act and related2013MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,500,000
Mallinckrodt plcMallinckrodtprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2017MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $100,000,000
Medicis Pharmaceutical CorporationBausch Healthoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2007MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $4,000,000
MerckMerckFalse Claims Act and related2008MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $290,000,000
Merck & Co. Inc.Merckconsumer protection violation2009MULTI-AG$5,400,000
Merck & Co.Merckconsumer protection violation2008MULTI-AG$58,000,000
Merck KGaAMerck KGaA (EMD)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009MULTI-AG$2,275,454
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.Merckoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $201,975,000
Mylan Inc.ViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2017MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $465,000,000
Mylan Laboratories et al.Viatrisprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $108,000,000
Mylan Pharmaceuticals, Inc.ViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2009MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $118,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartiskickbacks and bribery2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $83,129,754
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartisoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $88,258,694
Novartis Vaccines & Diagnostics Inc. and Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartisoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $29,000,000
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/SFalse Claims Act and related2017MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,320,963
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/Soff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,574,209
OrganonOrganon & Co.off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MULTI-AG$31,000,000
Organon USA IncOrganon & Co.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004MULTI-AG$36,000,000
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLCJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $24,681,516
Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2009MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,400,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals LLCAstellas PharmaFalse Claims Act and related2016MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,200,000
Otsuka American Pharmaceutical Inc.Otsuka Pharmaceuticaloff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2008MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,700,000
Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.Endo Internationaloff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $22,500,000
Par Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Endo InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2011MULTI-AG$154,000,000
Perrigo CompanyPerrigoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004MULTI-AG$750,000
PfizerPfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2003MULTI-AG$6,000,000
PfizerPfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MULTI-AG$35,000,000
Pfizer Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2002MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $21,084,700
Pfizer Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,621,154
Pfizer Inc.Pfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2008MULTI-AG$60,000,000
Pfizer Inc.Pfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012MULTI-AG$42,900,000
Pfizer, Inc.Pfizerkickbacks and bribery2009MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $331,485,170
Purdue Frederick Company Inc.Purdue PharmaFalse Claims Act and related2007MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $160,000,000
Purdue PharmaPurdue Pharmaoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2007MULTI-AG$19,500,000
RanbaxySun Pharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2013MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $266,729,715
Salix Pharmaceuticals Inc.Bausch Healthkickbacks and bribery2016MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $7,470,000
Sanofi US Services, Inc.Sanofikickbacks and bribery2013MULTI-AG$617,000
SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc.GlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $163,560,000
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckkickbacks and bribery2004MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $292,969,482
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2006MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $91,602,000
Schwarz Pharma Inc.UCBFalse Claims Act and related2010MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $9,756,164
Serono Inc.Merck KGaA (EMD)off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2005MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $262,000,000
Shire Pharmaceuticals LLCTakeda PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2017MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $6,104,000
Shire Pharmaceuticals LLCTakeda Pharmaceuticaloff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $20,786,034
SmithKline Beecham Corp.GlaxoSmithKlineprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2005MULTI-AG$10,000,000
Takeda ChemicalTakeda Pharmaceuticalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000MULTI-AG$17,551,650
TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.Takeda PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2001MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $25,516,440
Teva Pharmaceuticals Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2010MULTI-AG$169,000,000
UCB Inc.UCBoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2011MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $9,893,322
UCB Pharma, Inc.UCBprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009MULTI-AG$2,275,454
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.Bausch Healthinvestor protection violation2017MULTI-AG$145,000,000
Warner Chilcott HoldingsAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007MULTI-AG$5,500,000
Warner Chilcott PLCAbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2015MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $10,600,000
Warner-LambertPfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2004MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $190,000,000
Watson PharmaceuticalsTeva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2011MULTI-AG$70,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2016MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $371,351,180
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Pfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $257,400,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2019MULTI-AG$116,860,000
Avanir PharmaceuticalsOtsuka PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2019MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $7,000,000
MallinckrodtMallinckrodtControlled Substances Act violation2020MULTI-AG$1,600,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.Novartiskickbacks and bribery2020MULTI-AG$103,000,000
Pacira Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Pacira BioScienceskickbacks and bribery2020MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $3,500,000
Indivior plcIndivior PLCoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2021MULTI-AG$300,000,000
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.Bristol-Myers SquibbFalse Claims Act and related2021MULTI-AG$75,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2021MULTI-AG$5,000,000,000
Endo International plcEndo Internationaloff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022MULTI-AG$450,000,000
AllerganAbbVieoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022MULTI-AG$2,370,000,000
Teva PharmaceuticalsTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022MULTI-AG$4,250,000,000
Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022MULTI-AG$8,200,000
AllerganAbbVieoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022MULTI-AG$4,800,000
Indivior Inc.Indivior PLCprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023MULTI-AG$102,500,000
Hikma PharmaceuticalsHikma Pharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2024MULTI-AG$150,000,000
Dey LPViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2007MT-AG$198,000
Janssen Ortho LLC and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MT-AG$5,900,000
Alere Inc.Abbott Laboratorieskickbacks and bribery2017MS-AG$2,000,000
Alpharma USPD, Inc.,Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2011MS-AG$2,010,667
Dey LabsViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2009MS-AG$3,900,000
Eli LillyEli Lillyoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2010MS-AG$18,500,000
Par Pharmaceutical Co.Endo InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2011MS-AG$2,010,667
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., n/k/a Actavis Elizabeth, LLCPfizerFalse Claims Act and related2011MS-AG$2,010,667
Sandoz, Inc.Sandoz GroupFalse Claims Act and related2011MS-AG$30,110,618
Watson, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2018MS-AG$33,408,547
Mallinckrodt/CovidienMallinckrodtenvironmental violation2011MO-ENV$6,000
Dey Inc.ViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2006MO-AG$2,932,000
Roxane, Inc.Hikma PharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2010MO-AG$3,100,000
Schering-PloughMerckFalse Claims Act and related2008MO-AG$31,000,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USATeva Pharmaceutical Industriesenvironmental violation2013MO-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,402,793
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesenvironmental violation2003MO-AG$70,000
Allergan IncAbbViewage and hour violation2019MI-LEO$7,656
Otsuka American Pharmaceutical IncOtsuka Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2018MI-LEO$12,500
Otsuka American Pharmaceutical IncOtsuka Pharmaceuticalwage and hour violation2018MI-LEO$5,070
Allergan Usa IncAbbViewage and hour violation2017MI-LEO$64,828
Allergan PlcAbbViewage and hour violation2016MI-LEO$73,999
Allergan Usa IncAbbViewage and hour violation2016MI-LEO$73,999
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartiswage and hour violation2014MI-LEO$13,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.