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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 Companies	Total Penalty $	Number of Records
Johnson & Johnson	$24,497,162,770	88
Pfizer	$10,948,368,523	98
Merck	$10,710,400,031	89
Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	$10,242,576,796	96
GlaxoSmithKline	$9,572,803,406	50
Purdue Pharma	$9,278,372,787	11
AbbVie	$7,560,456,404	84
Takeda Pharmaceutical	$3,987,516,447	32
Endo International	$3,311,990,667	30
Eli Lilly	$2,831,299,676	26

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Company	Current Parent	Primary Offense Type	Year	Agency	Penalty Amount
Biovail Corporation	Bausch Health	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2008	SEC	$10,000,000
Elan Corporation, plc	Perrigo	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2005	SEC	$15,000,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Bristol-Myers Squibb	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2004	SEC	$150,000,000
ICN Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Bausch Health	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2002	SEC	$1,000,000
Galena Biopharma, Inc.	SELLAS Life Sciences Group	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2017	SEC	$200,000
Alere Inc.	Abbott Laboratories	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2017	SEC	$13,023,885
Bausch Health	Bausch Health	accounting fraud or deficiencies	2020	SEC	$45,000,000
ETHICON ENDO SURGERY	Johnson & Johnson	aviation safety violation	2010	FAA	$5,500
ALDRICH CHEMICAL	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2010	FAA	$6,500
MILLIPORE CORPORATION	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2010	FAA	$15,000
SIGMA-ALDRICH	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2011	FAA	$30,000
SIGMA-ALDRICH INC	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2013	FAA	$8,000
SIGMA-ALDRICH	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2013	FAA	$11,000
BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM PHARMACEUTICALS	Boehringer Ingelheim	aviation safety violation	2014	FAA	$15,000
GLAXO SMITH KLINE	GlaxoSmithKline	aviation safety violation	2014	FAA	$59,500
ALDRICH CHEMICAL	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2016	FAA	$7,500
MERCK & CO.	Merck	aviation safety violation	2015	FAA	$65,000
MERCK & CO. INC.	Merck	aviation safety violation	2015	FAA	$65,000
SIGMA-ALDRICH, INC	Merck KGaA (EMD)	aviation safety violation	2017	FAA	$5,000
VALEANT PHARMACEUTICALS INTERNATIONAL, INC.	Bausch Health	benefit plan administrator violation	2016	EBSA	$10,001
BIOVAIL AMERICAS CORP.	Bausch Health	benefit plan administrator violation	2012	EBSA	$10,001
CHEROKEE PHARMACEUTICALS LLC	Merck	benefit plan administrator violation	2011	EBSA	$10,001
NOVARTIS PHARMACEUTICALS CORPORATION	Novartis	benefit plan administrator violation	2006	EBSA	$10,001
IMMUNOMEDICS, INC. EMPLOYEES' 401(K) SAVINGS PLAN	Gilead Sciences	benefit plan administrator violation	2001	EBSA	$10,001
Seagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Pfizer	benefit plan administrator violation	2001	EBSA	$29,974
Schering-Plough Corporation	Merck	benefit plan administrator violation	2012	private lawsuit-federal	$12,250,000
Merck & Co., Inc.	Merck	benefit plan administrator violation	2012	private lawsuit-federal	$10,400,000
Wyeth	Pfizer	benefit plan administrator violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$2,000,000
Merck & Co., Inc.	Merck	benefit plan administrator violation	2011	private lawsuit-federal	$49,500,000
Amgen, Inc.	Amgen	benefit plan administrator violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$2,750,000
Briston-Myers Squibb	Bristol-Myers Squibb	benefit plan administrator violation	2005	private lawsuit-federal	$41,220,000
Schering-Plough Corporation	Merck	benefit plan administrator violation	2010	private lawsuit-federal	$8,500,000
PERNIX THERAPEUTICS, LLC	Currax Pharmaceuticals	benefit plan administrator violation	2019	EBSA	$10,001
UCB Holdings, Inc.	UCB	benefit plan administrator violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$5,500,000
Takeda Pharmaceuticals	Takeda Pharmaceutical	benefit plan administrator violation	2023	private lawsuit-federal	$22,000,000
Biogen Inc.	Biogen	benefit plan administrator violation	2024	private lawsuit-federal	$9,750,000
Morton Grove Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Wockhardt Limited	campaign finance violation	2007	FEC	$9,000
Astellas Pharma US, Inc.	Astellas Pharma	campaign finance violation	2022	FEC	$7,500
Mylan Laboratories, Inc.	Viatris	consumer protection violation	2000	FTC	$100,000,000
Abbott Laboratories	Abbott Laboratories	consumer protection violation	2018	NY-AG	$50,000
Abbott Laboratories, Inc.	Abbott Laboratories	consumer protection violation	2013	NY-AG	$25,000
AstraZeneca	AstraZeneca	consumer protection violation	2010	KY-AG	$5,391,000
Biogen Idec Inc.	Biogen	consumer protection violation	2007	VT-AG	$10,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb Company	Bristol-Myers Squibb	consumer protection violation	2019	WV-AG	$1,600,000
Cephalon	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	consumer protection violation	2016	MULTI-AG	$125,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals	Endo International	consumer protection violation	2019	CA-AG	$760,000
General Nutrition Corp.	Harbin Pharmaceutical Group	consumer protection violation	2002	FL-AG	$1,000,000
Johnson and Johnson	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2009	WV-AG	$4,475,000
Knoll Pharmaceuticals	AbbVie	consumer protection violation	2001	AR-AG	$826,957
McNeil-PPC Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2015	AL-AG	$500,000
McNeil-PPC, Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2004	NY-AG	$52,000
Merck & Co. Inc.	Merck	consumer protection violation	2009	MULTI-AG	$5,400,000
Merck & Co.	Merck	consumer protection violation	2008	MULTI-AG	$58,000,000
Mylan Specialty L.P.	Viatris	consumer protection violation	2013	OR-AG	$250,000
Otsuka America Pharmaceutical, Inc.	Otsuka Pharmaceutical	consumer protection violation	2007	VT-AG	$10,000
Pfizer	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2019	OR-AG	$975,000
Pfizer Inc.	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2018	NY-AG	$700,000
Purdue Pharma L.P.	Purdue Pharma	consumer protection violation	2002	FL-AG	$2,150,000
Sanofi-Aventis	Sanofi	consumer protection violation	2019	WV-AG	$1,600,000
Synthes, Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2009	NJ-AG	$236,000
TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.	Takeda Pharmaceutical	consumer protection violation	2006	ID-AG	$198,000
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2015	CA-MULTI	$506,000
AbbVie Inc.	AbbVie	consumer protection violation	2020	CA-INS	$24,000,000
Perrigo Co.	Perrigo	consumer protection violation	2022	CA-MULTI	$360,000
Pfizer	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2022	CO-AG	$137,174
Pfizer Inc.	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2022	KS-AG	$85,564
Pfizer	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2022	VT-AG	$34,564
Pfizer	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2022	AZ-AG	$124,527
Pfizer, Inc.	Pfizer	consumer protection violation	2022	KS-AG	$85,000
Ethicon	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2023	KY-AG	$9,900,000
Forest Laboratories Inc.	AbbVie	consumer protection violation	2014	private lawsuit-federal	$10,350,000
Solvay Pharmaceuticals Inc.	AbbVie	consumer protection violation	2010	private lawsuit-federal	$16,500,000
General Nutrition Centers Inc.	Harbin Pharmaceutical Group	consumer protection violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$6,000,000
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2020	private lawsuit-federal	$6,315,000
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2019	private lawsuit-federal	$2,400,000
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$6,750,000
Johnson & Johnson Consumer Companies, Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$5,000,000
Neutrogena Corporation	Johnson & Johnson	consumer protection violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$1,800,000
Merck & Co.	Merck	consumer protection violation	2013	private lawsuit-federal	$10,000,000
Merck & Co.	Merck	consumer protection violation	2012	private lawsuit-state	$39,000,000
Merck, Sharp & Dohme Corp.	Merck	consumer protection violation	2014	private lawsuit-federal	$23,000,000
Pharmavite LLC	Otsuka Pharmaceutical	consumer protection violation	2017	private lawsuit-federal	$10,975,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals, Inc.	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	consumer protection violation	2023	KY-AG	$1,407,000
Mallinckrodt LLC	Mallinckrodt	Controlled Substances Act violation	2017	DEA	$35,000,000
Johnson & Johnson	Johnson & Johnson	Controlled Substances Act violation	2008	USAO	$511,000
Anda	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	Controlled Substances Act violation	2016	WV-AG	$1,800,000
Purdue Frederick Company, Inc. and Purdue Pharma, L.P.	Purdue Pharma	Controlled Substances Act violation	2007	NV-AG	$1,047,787
Purdue Pharma	Purdue Pharma	Controlled Substances Act violation	2019	OK-AG	$270,000,000
Purdue Pharma, L.P.	Purdue Pharma	Controlled Substances Act violation	2015	NY-AG	$75,000
Teva Pharmaceuticals	Teva Pharmaceutical Industries	Controlled Substances Act violation	2019	OK-AG	$85,000,000
Mallinckrodt	Mallinckrodt	Controlled Substances Act violation	2020	MULTI-AG	$1,600,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals	Endo International	Controlled Substances Act violation	2020	OK-AG	$8,750,000
Advanced Sterilization Products, a division of Ethicon Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2013	FDA	$1,200,000
Genzyme Corporation	Sanofi	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2015	FDA	$32,587,439
McNeil-PPC Inc.	Johnson & Johnson	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2015	FDA	$25,000,000
Pfizer Inc.	Pfizer	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2012	FDA	$55,000,000
SB Pharmco Puerto Rico Inc.	GlaxoSmithKline	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2010	FDA	$750,000,000
Ranbaxy USA Inc.	Sun Pharmaceuticals	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2013	FDA	$500,000,000
Endo Pharmaceuticals Inc. and Vintage Pharmaceuticals, LLC d/b/a Qualitest Pharmaceuticals	Endo International	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2015	USAO	$39,000,000
Bristol-Myers Squibb	Bristol-Myers Squibb	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2007	DOJ_ANTITRUST	$1,000,000
GNC Holdings Inc.	Harbin Pharmaceutical Group	drug or medical equipment safety violation	2016	FDA	$2,250,000