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Company: PharMerica Corp.
Current Parent Company: KKR & Co.
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Penalty: $9,250,000
Year: 2015
Date: October 7, 2015
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description: Nursing home pharmacy company PharMerica Corp. agreed to pay $9.25 million to resolve allegations that it solicited and received kickbacks from pharmaceutical manufacturer Abbott Laboratories in exchange for promoting the prescription drug Depakote for nursing home patients.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
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: private equity (including portfolio companies)
Specific Industry of Current Parent: private equity (including portfolio companies)
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