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Violation Tracker Individual Record

Company: 
Pharmacia Corporation
Current Parent Company: 
Viatris
Penalty: 
$18,960,210
Year: 
2019
Date: 
October 28, 2019
Offense Group: 
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense: 
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: 

The Illinois Attorney General Kwame announced the recovery of $242 million in a settlement with numerous drug companies resolving allegations the companies inflated the wholesale prices used in setting the rates for Medicaid reimbursements.

Level of Government: 
state
Action Type: 
agency action
Agency: 
Illinois Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: 
civil
HQ Country of Parent: 
USA
HQ State of Parent: 
Pennsylvania
Ownership Structure of Parent: 
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent: 
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent: 
pharmaceuticals
Source of Data: 

http://www.illinoisattorneygeneral.gov/pressroom/2019_10/20191028.html

Link to Archived Court Document: 

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Parent company note: 
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