Violation Tracker Individual Record
Company:
Pfizer Inc.
Current Parent Company:
Pfizer
Penalty:
$375,000
Year:
2013
Date:
November 7, 2013
Offense Group:
healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense:
off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Secondary Offense:
false advertising
Violation Description:
Pfizer and Mylan agreed to pay a total of $625,000 in settlement of charges they ran a deceptive advertisement overstating the effectiveness of EpiPen.
Level of Government:
state
Action Type:
agency action
Agency:
Massachusetts Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case:
civil
Facility State:
Massachusetts
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.
