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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
McKesson Corporation
Current Parent Company: 
McKesson
Penalty: 
$150,000,000
Year: 
2017
Date: 
January 17, 2017
Primary Offense: 
Controlled Substances Act violation
Violation Description: 

McKesson Corporation, a large distributor of pharmaceutical drugs, agreed to pay a $150 million civil penalty for alleged violations of the Controlled Substances Act relating to the failure to report suspicious orders of products such as oxycodone and hydrocodone.

Level of Government: 
federal
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: 
civil
HQ Country of Parent: 
USA
HQ State of Parent: 
California
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
wholesalers
Specific Industry of Parent: 
wholesalers-medical supplies
Source of Data: 

https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/mckesson-agrees-pay-record-150-million-se... (archived copy)

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Parent company note: 
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