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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 TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Roussel Uclaf S.A.Sanofidrug or medical equipment safety violation2001USAO$23,193,600
Pfizer, Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$23,850,000
Merck & Co., Inc.MerckFalse Claims Act and related2011MA-AG$24,000,000
Purdue PharmaPurdue Pharmadrug or medical equipment safety violation2015KY-AG$24,000,000
AbbVie Inc.AbbVieconsumer protection violation2020CA-INS$24,000,000
AstraZenecaAstraZenecaprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2007private lawsuit-federal$24,000,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2015private lawsuit-federal$24,000,000
Apotex Corp.Apotex Corp.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020DOJ_ANTITRUST$24,100,000
Biovail Pharmaceuticals Inc.Bausch Healthkickbacks and bribery2009USAO$24,647,876
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
Amgen Inc.AmgenFalse Claims Act and related2019DOJ_CIVIL$24,750,000
Amgen Inc.AmgenFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$24,900,000
AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LPAstraZenecaFalse Claims Act and related2003MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $24,900,000
McNeil-PPC Inc.Johnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2015FDA$25,000,000
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/Soff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2011FDA$25,000,000
Novartis AGNovartisForeign Corrupt Practices Act2016SEC$25,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott Laboratoriesoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2018USAO$25,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$25,000,000
Eli Lilly and Co.Eli Lillyoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2009CT-AG$25,100,000
SanofiSanofiForeign Corrupt Practices Act2018SEC$25,200,000
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
Pfizer Inc.PfizerForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012SEC$26,339,944
Schering-PloughMerckFalse Claims Act and related2004DOJ_CIVIL$27,000,000
Schering-Plough Corp.MerckFalse Claims Act and related2004TX-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $27,000,000
St. Jude Medical Inc.Abbott Laboratoriesdrug or medical equipment safety violation2021DOJ_CIVIL$27,000,000
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
Boehringer Ingelheim Pharma GmbHBoehringer Ingelheimprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
Watson Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2011private lawsuit-federal$27,000,000
Forest Laboratories LLCAbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$27,200,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. and IVAX LLCTeva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2014DOJ_CIVIL$27,600,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers SquibbFalse Claims Act and related2010PA-AG$27,600,000
MerckMerckdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$27,700,000
Abbott Laboratories Inc.AbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2008TX-AG$28,000,000
Merck Sharp & Dohme CorpMerckFalse Claims Act and related2010HI-AG$28,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2009private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
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
Actavis Mid-Atlantic, LLC and Actavis Elizabeth, LLCTeva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2011TX-AG$29,230,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli LillyForeign Corrupt Practices Act2012SEC$29,398,734
Pharmacia CorporationPfizerFalse Claims Act and related2013WI-AG$29,453,247
Mylan N.V.Viatrisinvestor protection violation2019SEC$30,000,000
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories DivisionPfizerdrug or medical equipment safety violation2000FDA$30,000,000
Bristol-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbkickbacks and bribery2016CA-INS$30,000,000
Allergan Inc.AbbVieprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2022private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals Inc., USAGlenmark Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023DOJ_ANTITRUST$30,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartisprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Indivior Inc.Indivior PLCprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2023private lawsuit-federal$30,000,000
Sandoz, Inc.Sandoz GroupFalse Claims Act and related2011MS-AG$30,110,618
OrganonOrganon & Co.off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MULTI-AG$31,000,000
Schering-PloughMerckFalse Claims Act and related2008MO-AG$31,000,000
Abbott LaboratoriesAbbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2003MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $32,500,000
Genzyme CorporationSanofidrug or medical equipment safety violation2015FDA$32,587,439
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsondrug or medical equipment safety violation2017MULTI-AG$33,000,000
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$33,200,000
Watson, Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical IndustriesFalse Claims Act and related2018MS-AG$33,408,547
Genentech Inc.RocheFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
ISTA Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Bausch HealthFalse Claims Act and related2013DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals LLCAstellas PharmaFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
UCB Inc.UCBoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2011FDA$34,000,000
Celgene CorporationBristol-Myers Squibbprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$34,000,000
Mallinckrodt LLCMallinckrodtControlled Substances Act violation2017DEA$35,000,000
Aegerion Pharmaceuticals Inc.Amryt Pharmadrug or medical equipment safety violation2017DOJ_CIVIL$35,000,000
PfizerPfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2014MULTI-AG$35,000,000
GlaxoSmithKline PLCGlaxoSmithKlineprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2013private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Medicis Pharmaceutical Corp.Bausch Healthprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Momenta Pharmaceuticals Inc.Johnson & Johnsonprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2020private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Novartis Pharmaceuticals CorporationNovartisFalse Claims Act and related2016private lawsuit-federal$35,000,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lillyoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2005FDA$36,000,000
Organon USA IncOrganon & Co.price-fixing or anti-competitive practices2004MULTI-AG$36,000,000
King Pharmaceuticals LLCPfizerprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$36,500,000
Mutual Pharmaceutical Company, Inc.Sun Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2014private lawsuit-federal$36,500,000
InterMune Inc.Rocheoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2006FDA$36,900,000
Hoechst AGSanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2000private lawsuit-federal$37,000,000
Impax Laboratories, Inc.Amneal Pharmaceuticalsprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$37,500,000
Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc.Bausch Healthprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2012private lawsuit-federal$37,500,000
Forest Laboratories and Forest PharmaceuticalsAbbVieFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$38,000,000
AllerganAbbVieoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2024MD-AG$38,166,450
Alere Inc.Abbott LaboratoriesFalse Claims Act and related2021DOJ_CIVIL$38,750,000
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.Daiichi SankyoFalse Claims Act and related2015DOJ_CIVIL$39,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Vintage Pharmaceuticals, LLC d/b/a Qualitest PharmaceuticalsEndo Internationaldrug or medical equipment safety violation2015USAO$39,000,000
Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.Daiichi SankyoFalse Claims Act and related2015MULTI-AG$39,000,000
Endo Health SolutionsEndo InternationalFalse 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. $39,000,000
Merck & Co.Merckconsumer protection violation2012private lawsuit-state$39,000,000
Andrx CorporationTeva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$40,000,000
Aventis Pharmaceutical Inc.SanofiFalse 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. $40,000,000
Aventis Pharmaceuticals Inc.Sanofiprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2003MULTI-AG$40,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlineFalse Claims Act and related2003MULTI-AG$40,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2008private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc.Endo Internationalprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Janssen Pharmaceuticals/Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022NH-AG$40,500,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2022NH-AG$40,500,000
GlaxoSmithKline, LLCGlaxoSmithKlinedrug or medical equipment safety violation2011MULTI-AG$40,750,000
Actavis Inc.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriesprice-fixing or anti-competitive practices2018private lawsuit-federal$41,000,000
Pfizer Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2019IL-AG$41,047,101
Briston-Myers SquibbBristol-Myers Squibbbenefit plan administrator violation2005private lawsuit-federal$41,220,000
Kos PharmaceuticalsAbbViekickbacks and bribery2010FDA$41,500,000
MerckMerckdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$41,500,000
Alpharma Inc.PfizerFalse Claims Act and related2010DOJ_CIVIL$42,500,000
Pfizer Inc.Pfizeroff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012MULTI-AG$42,900,000
Elan Corp.Perrigooff-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. $43,399,040
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.