Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
---|---|---|
safety-related offenses | $5,637,014,255 | 15 |
healthcare-related offenses | $3,373,675,000 | 10 |
government-contracting-related offenses | $1,109,688,435 | 19 |
competition-related offenses | $63,466,568 | 6 |
environment-related offenses | $4,571,885 | 19 |
Top 5 Primary Offense Types | Penalty Total | Number of Records |
---|---|---|
drug or medical equipment safety violation | $5,636,840,000 | 9 |
off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | $3,373,675,000 | 10 |
False Claims Act and related | $1,109,688,435 | 19 |
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | $60,216,568 | 3 |
environmental violation | $4,571,885 | 19 |
Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below 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. The totals 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 list below.
For an overview of this company's accountability track record, read its Corporate Rap Sheet here.
For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.
Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.
Violation Tracker UK data on for this company can be found here.
For an overview of assistance this company is receiving under the CARES Act, see its Covid Stimulus Watch summary page here.
Individual Penalty Records:
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Primary Offense Type | Year | Agency | Penalty Amount |
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Alpharma Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | DOJ_CIVIL | $42,500,000 |
Alpharma Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | MULTI-AG | (*) $8,900,000 |
Alpharma USPD, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | ID-AG | $600,000 |
Alpharma USPD, Inc. and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co. | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | KY-AG | $10,200,000 |
Alpharma USPD, Inc., | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | MS-AG | $2,010,667 |
Alpharma, Inc. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | FTC | $2,500,000 |
Alpharma, Inc. | price-fixing or anti-competitive practices | 2004 | MULTI-AG | $750,000 |
American Home Products | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2002 | private lawsuit-federal | $3,750,000,000 |
HOSPIRA | workplace safety or health violation | 2006 | OSHA | $6,750 |
Hospira Inc. | employment discrimination | 2015 | OFCCP | $400,000 |
HOSPIRA, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2004 | OSHA | $132,300 |
King Pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2005 | DOJ_CIVIL | $124,000,000 |
King Pharmaceuticals | False Claims Act and related | 2006 | MULTI-AG | (*) $124,000,000 |
KING PHARMACEUTICALS | workplace safety or health violation | 2001 | OSHA | $7,200 |
KING PHARMACEUTICALS | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | (*) $2,200,000 |
King Pharmaceuticals LLC | environmental violation | 2013 | EPA | $2,200,000 |
Pfizer | employment discrimination | 2009 | private lawsuit-federal | $1,365,003 |
Pfizer | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2003 | MULTI-AG | $6,000,000 |
Pfizer | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2014 | MULTI-AG | $35,000,000 |
Pfizer | consumer protection violation | 2019 | OR-AG | $975,000 |
Pfizer | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $288,000,000 |
Pfizer | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2008 | private lawsuit-federal | $745,000,000 |
Pfizer | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2004 | private lawsuit-federal | $750,000,000 |
Pfizer Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | DOJ_CIVIL | $49,000,000 |
PFIZER GLOBAL MANUFACTURING | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | (*) $975,000 |
Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | DOJ_CRIMINAL | $15,000,000 |
PFIZER INC / GROTON SITE | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $22,500 |
Pfizer Inc. | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2012 | FDA | $55,000,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2011 | FDA | $14,500,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | SEC | $26,339,944 |
Pfizer Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | DOJ_CIVIL | $784,600,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2009 | FDA | $2,300,000,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $975,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | railroad safety violation | 2002 | FRA | $11,250 |
Pfizer Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2002 | MULTI-AG | (*) $21,084,700 |
Pfizer Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | MULTI-AG | (*) $2,621,154 |
Pfizer Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2008 | MULTI-AG | $60,000,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2013 | MA-AG | $375,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2013 | TX-AG | $18,170,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2012 | MULTI-AG | $42,900,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | consumer protection violation | 2018 | NY-AG | $700,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2019 | IL-AG | $41,047,101 |
Pfizer Inc. | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2014 | NV-AG | $9,500,000 |
Pfizer Inc. | environmental violation | 2012 | CA-DPR | $6,720 |
Pfizer Inc. | environmental violation | 2006 | CT-ENV | $40,224 |
Pfizer Inc. and Pharmacia Corp. | False Claims Act and related | 2012 | ID-AG | $2,900,000 |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $24,650 |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | $728,000 |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC | environmental violation | 2005 | EPA | $55,000 |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd. | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $20,025 |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC | environmental violation | 2016 | EPA | $190,000 |
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC | environmental violation | 2014 | EPA | (*) $728,000 |
Pfizer, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2018 | DOJ_CIVIL | $23,850,000 |
Pfizer, Inc. | kickbacks and bribery | 2009 | MULTI-AG | (*) $331,485,170 |
Pfizer, Inc. | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2012 | OR-AG | $3,340,000 |
Pfizer, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | CT-ENV | $31,266 |
PFIZER, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2009 | OSHA | $7,155 |
PFIZER, INC. | workplace safety or health violation | 2012 | OSHA | $9,600 |
Pfizer, Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | HI-AG | $8,200,000 |
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co. | False Claims Act and related | 2010 | ID-AG | $600,000 |
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., n/k/a Actavis Elizabeth, LLC | False Claims Act and related | 2011 | MS-AG | $2,010,667 |
SEARLE LTD | environmental violation | 2002 | EPA | $95,000 |
Warner-Lambert | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2004 | FDA | $430,000,000 |
Warner-Lambert | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2004 | MULTI-AG | (*) $190,000,000 |
Wyeth | benefit plan administrator violation | 2013 | private lawsuit-federal | $2,000,000 |
Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals | environmental violation | 2004 | EPA | $37,000 |
Wyeth Biopharma | wage and hour violation | 2005 | WHD | $40,187 |
Wyeth LLC | Foreign Corrupt Practices Act | 2012 | SEC | $18,876,624 |
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY - OTC | environmental violation | 2000 | EPA | $25,000 |
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc. | environmental violation | 2010 | EPA | $77,000 |
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2013 | FDA | $490,900,000 |
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | False Claims Act and related | 2016 | MULTI-AG | (*) $371,351,180 |
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. | off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products | 2013 | MULTI-AG | (*) $257,400,000 |
Wyeth Rouses Point | environmental violation | 2008 | EPA | $44,500 |
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Division | drug or medical equipment safety violation | 2000 | FDA | $30,000,000 |