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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 TypeYear sort iconAgencyPenalty Amount
Schering-Plough Products, LLCMerckenvironmental violation2011EPA$260,000
Roche Molecular Systems, Inc.Rocheenvironmental violation2011EPA$90,000
MERCK & CO., INC.Merckenvironmental violation2011EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $1,500,000
ELI LILLY AND COMPANYEli Lillyenvironmental violation2011EPA$337,500
ABBOTT LABS - N. CHICAGO PLANTAbbVieenvironmental violation2011EPA$135,756
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INCEli Lillyenvironmental violation2011EPA$900,000
Pfizer Inc.Pfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2012FDA$55,000,000
GlaxoSmithKline LLCGlaxoSmithKlineoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012FDA$3,000,000,000
Abbott Laboratories Inc.AbbVieoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012FDA$1,500,000,000
Cypress Pharmaceutical Inc.Currax Pharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012FDA$2,800,000
Boehringer Ingelheim Vetmedica, Inc.Eli Lillyenvironmental violation2012EPA$68,475
Amgen Inc.Amgenoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012FDA$762,000,000
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. Inc.SanofiFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$109,000,000
Pfizer H.C.P. CorporationPfizerForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012DOJ_CRIMINAL$15,000,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli LillyForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012SEC$29,398,734
Pfizer Inc.PfizerForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012SEC$26,339,944
Wyeth LLCPfizerForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012SEC$18,876,624
Phibrochem, Inc.Phibro Animal Healthexport control violation2012BIS$31,000
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals Inc.Boehringer Ingelheimoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012FDA$95,000,000
St. Jude Medical Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$3,650,000
Dava Pharmaceuticals Inc.Endo InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2012DOJ_CIVIL$11,000,000
BIOVAIL AMERICAS CORP.Bausch Healthbenefit plan administrator violation2012EBSA$10,001
Parexel International, LLCParexel Internationallabor relations violation2012NLRB$253,000
NovartisNovartiswage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-federal$99,000,000
GenentechRochewage and hour violation2012private lawsuit-state$2,100,000
Hoffmann-La Roche, Inc.Rocheemployment discrimination2012private lawsuit-federal$545,833
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$12,250,000
Merck & Co., Inc.Merckbenefit plan administrator violation2012private lawsuit-federal$10,400,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieoff-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. $339,148,643
ActavisAbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2012LA-AG$4,000,000
Amgen Inc.Amgenoff-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. $612,000,000
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Sanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012MULTI-AG$1,650,000
Aventis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Aventis Behring, LLCSanofiFalse Claims Act and related2012KY-AG$2,290,000
Boehringer IngelheimBoehringer IngelheimFalse Claims Act and related2012LA-AG$3,250,000
Boehringer-Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Boehringer Ingelheimoff-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. $95,000,000
Dava Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Endo InternationalFalse Claims Act and related2012MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $11,000,000
DeyViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2012LA-AG$3,000,000
Forest Laboratories, Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2012ID-AG$790,000
Forest Pharmaceuticals Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2012KY-AG$1,750,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineoff-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. $477,792,391
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineFalse Claims Act and related2012ID-AG$2,600,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineFalse Claims Act and related2012LA-AG$10,000,000
GlaxoSmithKline LLCGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2012MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Janssen Pharmaceutical Products, LP, Centocor, Inc., McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc., Ortho Biotech Products, LP and Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2012KY-AG$7,000,000
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012MULTI-AG$181,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012TX-AG$158,000,000
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
Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.MerckFalse Claims Act and related2012KY-AG$6,000,000
Mylan Laboratories Inc. And Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc.ViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2012ID-AG$625,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Corp.NovartisFalse Claims Act and related2012KY-AG$2,750,000
Novartis PharmaceuticalsNovartisoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012TX-AG$6,638,250
Pfizer Inc. and Pharmacia Corp.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2012ID-AG$2,900,000
Pfizer Inc.Pfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012MULTI-AG$42,900,000
Pfizer, Inc.Pfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2012OR-AG$3,340,000
Sanofi-Aventis U.S. LLCSanofiFalse Claims Act and related2012ID-AG$828,500
Schering-PloughMerckFalse Claims Act and related2012LA-AG$5,000,000
Watson Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Watson Pharma Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2012ID-AG$1,700,000
MUTUAL PHARMACEUTICAL CO INCSun Pharmaceuticalsenvironmental violation2012PA-ENV$8,500
Advanced Sterilization ProductsJohnson & Johnsonenvironmental violation2012CA-DPR$25,616
Pfizer Inc.Pfizerenvironmental violation2012CA-DPR$6,720
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesproduct safety violation2012private lawsuit-federal$270,000,000
Abraxis Bioscience, Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibbenvironmental violation2012CA-SCAQMD$5,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$20,000,000
Mylan Inc.Viatrisprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$57,000,000
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.Bausch Healthprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$37,500,000
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$79,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-state$39,000,000
Omeros CorporationOmeros Corp.False Claims Act and related2012private lawsuit-federal$3,940,000
PFIZER, INC.Pfizerworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$9,600
SIGMA-ALDRICH CORPORATIONMerck KGaA (EMD)workplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$10,115
ALEXION PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.AstraZenecaworkplace safety or health violation2012OSHA$8,213
MERCK SHARP & DOHME CORPORATIONMerckenvironmental violation2012EPA$69,274
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM VETMEDICA, INCEli Lillyenvironmental violation2012EPA(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $338,475
Advanced Sterilization Products, a division of Ethicon Inc.Johnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2013FDA$1,200,000
King Pharmaceuticals LLCPfizerenvironmental violation2013EPA$2,200,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesenvironmental violation2013EPA$2,250,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013FDA$2,200,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc.Pfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013FDA$490,900,000
Par Pharmaceutical Companies Inc.Endo Internationaloff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013FDA$45,000,000
EMD Millipore CorporationMerck KGaA (EMD)environmental violation2013EPA$2,681,500
Ranbaxy USA Inc.Sun Pharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2013FDA$500,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$5,475,000
Genzyme Corp.SanofiFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$22,280,000
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Bausch HealthFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
Amgen Inc.AmgenFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$24,900,000
Novartis PharmaceuticalsNovartisemployment discrimination2013OFCCP$51,594
Mallinckrodt LLCMallinckrodtFalse Claims Act and related2013USAO$3,500,000
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013USAO$410,000,000
Actavis Kadian, LLCAbbVieMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2013CMS$116,703
Intermune, Inc.RocheMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2013CMS$5,641
Intermune, Inc.RocheMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2013CMS$16,215
SIGMA-ALDRICH INCMerck KGaA (EMD)aviation safety violation2013FAA$8,000
SIGMA-ALDRICHMerck KGaA (EMD)aviation safety violation2013FAA$11,000
WyethPfizerbenefit plan administrator violation2013private lawsuit-federal$2,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2013LA-AG$6,200,000
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.Abbott Laboratoriesconsumer protection violation2013NY-AG$25,000
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2013ID-AG$1,000,000
Amgen, Inc.AmgenFalse Claims Act and related2013MULTI-AG$11,000,000
ApotexApotex Corp.False Claims Act and related2013LA-AG$4,000,000
AstellasAstellas PharmaFalse Claims Act and related2013LA-AG$1,130,000
AstraZenecaAstraZenecaoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013KY-AG$5,500,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.