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Company: Alpharma, Inc.
Current Parent Company: Pfizer
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Penalty: $750,000
Year: 2004
Date: August 12, 2004
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Violation Description: Generic drug manufacturers Alpharma Inc. and Perrigo Company agreed to pay a total of $1.5 million to settle multistate litigation alleging they illegally limited competition for over-the-counter store-brand children's liquid ibuprofen and drove up prices. The announcement did not specify how much each company would pay. Here we assume they split the amount equally.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Multistate Attorneys General Case
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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