Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Alpharma USPD, Inc. and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.
Current Parent Company:
Pfizer
Penalty:
$10,200,000
Year:
2011
Date:
March 30, 2011
Offense Group:
government-contracting-related offenses
Primary Offense:
False Claims Act and related
Violation Description:
Alpharma USPD, Inc. and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., subsidiaries of Actavis, agreed to pay $10.2 million in settlement of alleged improper reporting of the average wholesale price of their drugs, causing Medicaid to overpay.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Kentucky Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Kentucky
HQ Country of Parent:
USA
HQ State of Parent:
New York
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
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Parent company note:
Parent-subsidiary relationship is current as of the most recent revision listed in the Update Log.
