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Industry: pharmaceuticals
Penalty Total since 2000: $114,582,297,872
Number of Records: 1,245
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$24,347,662,77087
Pfizer$10,948,338,54997
Merck$10,710,366,83188
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries$10,118,294,92994
GlaxoSmithKline$9,572,803,40650
Purdue Pharma$9,278,372,78711
AbbVie$7,509,236,65180
Takeda Pharmaceutical$3,987,516,44732
Endo International$2,847,090,66729
Eli Lilly$2,831,299,67626

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CompanyCurrent ParentPrimary Offense TypeYearAgency sort icon . Penalty Amount
SmithKline BeechamGlaxoSmithKlineFalse Claims Act and related2003DOJ_CIVIL$47,000,000
Abbott Laboratories and CG NutritionalsAbbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2003DOJ_CIVIL$600,000,000
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckdrug or medical equipment safety violation2002DOJ_CIVIL$500,000,000
Dr. Reddy's Laboratories Inc.Dr. Reddy's Laboratoriesdrug or medical equipment safety violation2018DOJ_CIVIL$5,000,000
United Therapeutics CorporationUnited TherapeuticsFalse Claims Act and related2017DOJ_CIVIL$210,000,000
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$33,200,000
Pfizer, Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$23,850,000
Actelion Pharmaceuticals US, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$360,000,000
Astellas Pharma US Inc.Astellas PharmaFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$100,000,000
Amgen Inc.AmgenFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$24,750,000
Jazz Pharmaceuticals plcJazz PharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$57,000,000
Lundbeck LLCLundbeckFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$52,600,000
Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc.AstraZenecaFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$13,000,000
Mallinckrodt ARD LLCMallinckrodtkickbacks and bribery2019DOJ_CIVIL$15,400,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals LLCAstellas PharmaFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
Avanir PharmaceuticalsOtsuka PharmaceuticalFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$115,874,895
DUSA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Sun PharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$20,750,000
Indivior SolutionsIndivior PLCFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$589,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartisFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $642,000,000
Purdue Pharma LPPurdue Pharmafraud2020DOJ_CIVIL$8,344,000,000
Gilead Sciences, Inc.Gilead SciencesFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$97,000,000
Biogen, Inc.BiogenFalse Claims Act and related2020DOJ_CIVIL$22,000,000
Incyte CorporationIncyte Corp.False Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$12,600,000
St. Jude Medical Inc.Abbott Laboratoriesdrug or medical equipment safety violation2021DOJ_CIVIL$27,000,000
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$38,750,000
Taro Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Sun PharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$213,200,000
Sandoz Inc.Sandoz GroupFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$185,000,000
Apotex CorporationApotex Corp.False Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$49,000,000
Mallinckrodt ARD LLCMallinckrodtFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$260,000,000
Akorn Operating Company LLCAkorn Inc.False Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$7,900,000
Biogen Inc.BiogenFalse Claims Act and related2022DOJ_CIVIL$900,000,000
DePuy Synthes, Inc.Johnson & JohnsonFalse Claims Act and related2023DOJ_CIVIL$9,750,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbdrug or medical equipment safety violation2007DOJ_ANTITRUST$1,000,000
Hoechst AGSanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003DOJ_ANTITRUST$12,000,000
Merck KgaAMerck KGaA (EMD)price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000DOJ_ANTITRUST$14,000,000
Sandoz Inc.Sandoz Groupprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020DOJ_ANTITRUST$195,000,000
Apotex Corp.Apotex Corp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020DOJ_ANTITRUST$24,100,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023DOJ_ANTITRUST$275,000,000
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAGlenmark Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023DOJ_ANTITRUST$30,000,000
Mallinckrodt LLCMallinckrodtControlled Substances Act violation2017DEA$35,000,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb CompanyBristol-Myers Squibbenvironmental violation2011CT-ENV$20,000
Pfizer, Inc.Pfizerenvironmental violation2010CT-ENV$31,266
Pfizer Inc.Pfizerenvironmental violation2006CT-ENV$40,224
Cephalon, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2008CT-AG$6,150,000
Dey Inc.ViatrisFalse Claims Act and related2005CT-AG$2,500,000
Eli Lilly and Co.Eli Lillyoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2009CT-AG$25,100,000
PfizerPfizerconsumer protection violation2022CO-AG$137,174
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
Amneal Pharmaceutical, LLCAmneal PharmaceuticalsMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2015CMS$5,909
Amneal Pharmaceutical, LLCAmneal PharmaceuticalsMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2015CMS$9,440
Amneal Pharmaceutical, LLCAmneal PharmaceuticalsMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2016CMS$10,788
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLCAmneal PharmaceuticalsMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2016CMS$12,367
Amneal Pharmaceuticals, LLCAmneal PharmaceuticalsMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2019CMS$12,968
Wockhardt USAWockhardt LimitedMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2020CMS$111,824
Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Alnylam PharmaceuticalsMedicare Coverage Gap Discount Program violation2023CMS$31,959
Endo PharmaceuticalsEndo Internationaloff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022CA-SFCA$10,000,000
AllerganAbbVieoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022CA-SFCA$27,000,000
Teva ParmaceuticalsTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022CA-SFCA$27,000,000
Phibro-Tech IncPhibro Animal Healthenvironmental violation2017CA-SCAQMD$19,000
Baxalta US, Inc.Takeda Pharmaceuticalenvironmental violation2017CA-SCAQMD$35,000
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.Abbott Laboratoriesenvironmental violation2013CA-SCAQMD$93,700
Abraxis Bioscience, Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibbenvironmental violation2012CA-SCAQMD$5,000
Abbott Cardiovascular Systems, Inc.Abbott Laboratoriesenvironmental violation2011CA-SCAQMD$12,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonconsumer protection violation2015CA-MULTI$506,000
Perrigo Co.Perrigoconsumer protection violation2022CA-MULTI$360,000
Amphastar PharmaceuticalsAmphastar Pharmaceuticalswage and hour violation2011CA-LCO$25,000
Depuy Synthes Sales, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonwage and hour violation2020CA-LCO$57,488
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbkickbacks and bribery2016CA-INS$30,000,000
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/Soff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2017CA-INS$1,100,000
Valeant Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Bausch Healthinsurance violation2018CA-INS$1,875,000
AbbVie Inc.AbbVieconsumer protection violation2020CA-INS$24,000,000
Phibro-Tech Inc.Phibro Animal Healthenvironmental violation2019CA-DTSC$495,000
Neutrogena Corp.Johnson & Johnsonenvironmental violation2014CA-DTSC$416,248
Phibro-Tech Inc.Phibro Animal Healthenvironmental violation2010CA-DTSC$39,000
Advanced Sterilization ProductsJohnson & Johnsonenvironmental violation2012CA-DPR$25,616
Pfizer Inc.Pfizerenvironmental violation2012CA-DPR$6,720
Schering-Plough Healthcare Products Inc.Merckenvironmental violation2011CA-DPR$28,400
Abbott Laboratories DiagnosticsAbbott Laboratoriesenvironmental violation2007CA-DPR$9,476
Mia Rose, Inc.Nutraceutical International Corp.environmental violation2014CA-ARB$45,000
Daiichi PharmaceuticalDaiichi Sankyoprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000CA-AG$1,446,700
Eisai Co.Eisaiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000CA-AG$2,544,900
Endo PharmaceuticalsEndo Internationalconsumer protection violation2019CA-AG$760,000
Hoffman-LaRocheRocheprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000CA-AG$47,498,000
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2009CA-AG$21,300,000
Takeda ChemicalTakeda Pharmaceuticalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000CA-AG$5,850,550
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesconsumer protection violation2019CA-AG$69,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartiskickbacks and bribery2020CA-AG$11,800,000
Johnson and JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonproduct safety violation2023CA-AG$302,000,000
Phibrochem, Inc.Phibro Animal Healthexport control violation2012BIS$31,000
EMD Chemicals, Inc.Merck KGaA (EMD)export control violation2007BIS$44,000
Sigma Aldrich Research Biochemicals Inc.Merck KGaA (EMD)export control violation2002BIS$1,760,000
Elan Pharmaceuticals Inc.Perrigoexport control violation2005BIS$31,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Medical Imaging, Inc.Bristol-Myers Squibbexport control violation2004BIS$16,200
IDEXX Reference Laboratories, Inc.IDEXX Laboratoriesenvironmental violation2009AZ-DEQ$80,000
PfizerPfizerconsumer protection violation2022AZ-AG$124,527
Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Regeneron Pharmaceuticalstax violations2014ATTTB$506,035
Aldrich Chemical Company LLCMerck KGaA (EMD)tax violations2017ATTTB$22,500
Alpharma Animal Health DivisionZoetisenvironmental violation2002AR-ENV$9,394
Alpharma Animal Health DivisionZoetisenvironmental violation2001AR-ENV$80,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.