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Company: Pfizer Inc.
Current Parent Company: Pfizer
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Penalty: $55,000,000
Year: 2012
Date: December 12, 2012
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Mega-Scandal: Improper Drug Marketing
Violation Description: Pfizer Inc. agreed to pay $55 million plus interest to resolve allegations that Wyeth LLC illegally introduced and caused the introduction into interstate commerce of a misbranded drug, Protonix, between February 2000 and June 2001.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Food and Drug Administration referral to the Justice Department
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New York
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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