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Violation Tracker Summary for Mega-Scandal

Mega-Scandal: Pharmaceutical Hazards
Description: This list shows cases in which drug companies paid penalties of $25 million or more in cases in which they were accused of distributing defective or harmful products.
Penalty Total since 2000: $26,555,138,092
Number of Penalty Records: 48
Note: The totals here are adjusted to account for the fact that each current 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
Pfizer$5,533,000,0004
Merck$5,419,200,0004
GSK plc$3,918,750,0008
Takeda Pharmaceutical$2,400,000,0001
Bayer$2,044,400,0003
Eli Lilly$1,190,000,0002
Johnson & Johnson$997,500,0005
Amgen$762,000,0001
Boehringer Ingelheim$650,000,0001
Cencora Inc.$625,000,0002

Individual Penalty Records:

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CompanyCurrent ParentCurrent Parent IndustryPrimary Offense TypeYearAgencyPenalty Amount sort icon
Merck & Co.Merckpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2007private lawsuit-federal$4,850,000,000
American Home ProductsPfizerpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2002private lawsuit-federal$3,750,000,000
Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd.Takeda Pharmaceuticalpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2015private lawsuit-federal$2,400,000,000
GSK PLCGSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2024private lawsuit-state$2,200,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2020private lawsuit-state$1,600,000,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$770,000,000
Amgen Inc.Amgenpharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2012FDA$762,000,000
SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc.GSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010FDA$750,000,000
PfizerPfizerpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2004private lawsuit-federal$750,000,000
PfizerPfizerpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2008private lawsuit-federal$745,000,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lillypharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2005private lawsuit-federal$690,000,000
Boehringer Ingelheim InternationalBoehringer Ingelheimpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$650,000,000
AmerisourceBergen CorporationCencora Inc.wholesalersFalse Claims Act and related2018DOJ_CIVIL$625,000,000
Ranbaxy USA Inc.Sun Pharmaceuticalspharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2013FDA$500,000,000
Schering-Plough CorporationMerckpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2002DOJ_CIVIL$500,000,000
Eli Lilly and CompanyEli Lillypharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2007private lawsuit-federal$500,000,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company et al.Bristol-Myers Squibbpharmaceuticalsproduct safety violation2024HI-AG$458,006,000
SanofiSanofipharmaceuticalsproduct safety violation2024HI-AG$458,006,000
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2013USAO$410,000,000
Bayer AGBayerchemicalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2019private lawsuit-federal$387,500,000
Janssen PharmaceuticalsJohnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2019private lawsuit-federal$387,500,000
Daiichi Sankyo Inc.Daiichi Sankyopharmaceuticalsproduct safety violation2017private lawsuit-federal$300,000,000
PfizerPfizerpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2013private lawsuit-federal$288,000,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals Industries Ltd.Teva Pharmaceutical Industriespharmaceuticalsproduct safety violation2012private lawsuit-federal$270,000,000
RanbaxySun Pharmaceuticalspharmaceuticalsdrug 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
Fresenius Medical Care AGFresenius Medical Carehealthcare servicesdrug or medical equipment safety violation2016private lawsuit-federal$250,000,000
New England Compounding Pharmacy Inc. drug or medical equipment safety violation2015private lawsuit-federal$214,000,000
AstraZenecaAstraZenecapharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$198,000,000
SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc.GSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug 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
AmerisourceBergen CorporationCencora Inc.wholesalersdrug or medical equipment safety violation2018MULTI-AG(*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $99,875,000
GlaxoSmithKline LLCGSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2012MULTI-AG$90,000,000
Johnson & JohnsonJohnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2004private lawsuit-federal$90,000,000
Scios Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2011FDA$85,000,000
SB Medical Inc. and TC Medical Group off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2015USAO$75,000,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals LLCAstellas PharmapharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$67,000,000
BayerBayerchemicalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2015private lawsuit-federal$56,900,000
Animal Health International Inc.Pattersonwholesalersdrug or medical equipment safety violation2020USAO$52,802,203
Acella Pharmaceuticals LLC product safety violation2024private lawsuit-federal$46,473,889
MerckMerckpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2010private lawsuit-federal$41,500,000
GlaxoSmithKline, LLCGSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2011MULTI-AG$40,750,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2008private lawsuit-federal$40,000,000
Canada Drugs, Rockley Ventures, and River East Supplies drug or medical equipment safety violation2018USAO$34,000,000
Genentech Inc.RochepharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
OSI Pharmaceuticals LLCAstellas PharmapharmaceuticalsFalse Claims Act and related2016DOJ_CIVIL$33,500,000
GlaxoSmithKlineGSK plcpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2009private lawsuit-federal$28,000,000
MerckMerckpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2014private lawsuit-federal$27,700,000
McNeil-PPC Inc.Johnson & Johnsonpharmaceuticalsdrug or medical equipment safety violation2015FDA$25,000,000
Novo Nordisk Inc.Novo Holdings A/Spharmaceuticalsoff-label or unapproved promotion of medical products2011FDA$25,000,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.