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Company: Warner-Lambert
Current Parent Company: Pfizer
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Penalty: $430,000,000
Year: 2004
Date: May 13, 2004
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Secondary Offense: kickbacks and bribery
Mega-Scandal: Improper Drug Marketing
Violation Description: Warner-Lambert agreed to plead guilty and pay more than $430 million to resolve criminal charges and civil liabilities in connection with its Parke-Davis division's allegedly illegal and fraudulent promotion of unapproved uses for one of its Neurontin anti-seizure drug.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Justice Department Civil Division
Civil or Criminal Case: civil and criminal
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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