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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb Company
Current Parent Company: Bristol-Myers Squibb
Penalty: $1,600,000
Year: 2019
Date: March 24, 2019
Offense Group: consumer-protection-related offenses
Primary Offense: consumer protection violation
Violation Description: Durgmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb and marketer Sanofi-Aventis each agreed to pay the state $1.6 million to settle allegations they acted in an unfair and deceptive manner by marketing Plavix as a superior drug to aspirin with a much higher price, despite evidence showing Plavix had no better effect than aspirin for certain usages.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: West Virginia Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: West Virginia
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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