Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
TAP Pharmaceutical Products, Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Takeda Pharmaceutical
Penalty:
$600,000
Year:
2006
Date:
May 17, 2006
Offense Group:
competition-related offenses
Primary Offense:
kickbacks and bribery
Violation Description:
TAP Pharmaceutical agreed to pay $600,000 to settle allegations that it made improper payments to doctors to induce them to prescribe the cancer medication Lupron.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Kentucky Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Kentucky
HQ Country of Parent:
Japan
Ownership Structure of Parent:
publicly traded
Major Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Parent:
pharmaceuticals
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Parent company note:
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