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Company: Schering-Plough Corporation
Current Parent Company: Merck
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Penalty: $21,300,000
Year: 2009
Date: December 17, 2009
Offense Group: competition-related offenses
Primary Offense: price-fixing or anti-competitive practices
Secondary Offense: False Claims Act and related
Violation Description: The California Attorney General announced a $21.3 million settlement with Schering-Plough Corporation, resolving allegations the company deliberately inflated the price of Albuterol and other drugs, causing California's Medicaid (Medi-Cal) program to overpay millions of dollars in pharmacy reimbursement.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: California Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: California
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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