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Violation Tracker Current Parent Company Summary

Current Parent Company Name: Pfizer
Ownership Structure: publicly traded (ticker symbol PFE)
Headquartered in: New York
Major Industry: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry: pharmaceuticals
Penalty total since 2000: $10,948,368,523
Number of records: 98
Top 5 Offense Groups (Groups Defined) Penalty Total Number of Records
safety-related offenses $5,637,014,255 15
healthcare-related offenses $3,373,675,000 10
government-contracting-related offenses $1,148,191,225 20
competition-related offenses $775,381,952 14
employment-related offenses $6,335,164 6
Top 5 Primary Offense Types Penalty Total Number of Records
drug or medical equipment safety violation $5,636,840,000 9
off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products $3,373,675,000 10
False Claims Act and related $1,148,191,225 20
price-fixing or anti-competitive practices $680,465,384 8
Foreign Corrupt Practices Act $60,216,568 3
Notes: Parent-subsidiary linkages are based on relationships current as of the latest revision listed in the Update Log, which may vary from what was the case when a violation occurred. The penalty totals are adjusted to account for the fact that the individual entries below may include both agency records and settlement announcements for the same case; or else a penalty covering multiple locations may be listed in the individual records for each of the facilities. The totals are also adjusted to reflect cases in which federal and state or local agencies cooperated and issued separate announcements of the outcome. Duplicate or overlapping penalty amounts are marked with an asterisk in the list below.

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Company Primary Offense Type Year Agency Penalty Amount sort icon
American Home Products drug or medical equipment safety violation 2002 private lawsuit-federal $3,750,000,000
Pfizer Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2009 FDA $2,300,000,000
Pfizer Inc. False Claims Act and related 2016 DOJ_CIVIL $784,600,000
Pfizer drug or medical equipment safety violation 2004 private lawsuit-federal $750,000,000
Pfizer drug or medical equipment safety violation 2008 private lawsuit-federal $745,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2013 FDA $490,900,000
Warner-Lambert off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2004 FDA $430,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. False Claims Act and related 2016 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $371,351,180
Pfizer Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2021 private lawsuit-federal $345,000,000
Pfizer, Inc. kickbacks and bribery 2009 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $331,485,170
Pfizer drug or medical equipment safety violation 2013 private lawsuit-federal $288,000,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2013 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $257,400,000
Warner-Lambert off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2004 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $190,000,000
Pfizer Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2014 private lawsuit-federal $190,000,000
King Pharmaceuticals False Claims Act and related 2005 DOJ_CIVIL $124,000,000
King Pharmaceuticals False Claims Act and related 2006 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $124,000,000
Pfizer Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2018 private lawsuit-federal $94,000,000
Pfizer Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2008 MULTI-AG $60,000,000
Pfizer Inc. drug or medical equipment safety violation 2012 FDA $55,000,000
Pfizer Corporation False Claims Act and related 2002 DOJ_CIVIL $49,000,000
Pfizer Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2012 MULTI-AG $42,900,000
Alpharma Inc. False Claims Act and related 2010 DOJ_CIVIL $42,500,000
Pfizer Inc. False Claims Act and related 2019 IL-AG $41,047,101
King Pharmaceuticals LLC price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2014 private lawsuit-federal $36,500,000
Pfizer off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2014 MULTI-AG $35,000,000
Wyeth-Ayerst Laboratories Division drug or medical equipment safety violation 2000 FDA $30,000,000
Pharmacia Corporation False Claims Act and related 2013 WI-AG $29,453,247
Pfizer Inc. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2012 SEC $26,339,944
Pfizer, Inc. False Claims Act and related 2018 DOJ_CIVIL $23,850,000
Pfizer Inc. False Claims Act and related 2002 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $21,084,700
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company Inc. kickbacks and bribery 2007 USAO $19,700,000
Pharmacia Corporation False Claims Act and related 2019 IL-AG $18,960,210
Wyeth LLC Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2012 SEC $18,876,624
Pfizer Inc. False Claims Act and related 2013 TX-AG $18,170,000
Pfizer H.C.P. Corporation Foreign Corrupt Practices Act 2012 DOJ_CRIMINAL $15,000,000
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company LLC kickbacks and bribery 2007 USAO $15,000,000
Pfizer Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2011 FDA $14,500,000
Pharmacia Corporation price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2011 private lawsuit-federal $9,615,384
Pfizer Inc. drug or medical equipment safety violation 2014 NV-AG $9,500,000
Alpharma Inc. False Claims Act and related 2010 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $8,900,000
Pfizer, Inc. and Pharmacia Corporation False Claims Act and related 2010 HI-AG $8,200,000
Pfizer drug or medical equipment safety violation 2003 MULTI-AG $6,000,000
Pfizer, Inc. drug or medical equipment safety violation 2012 OR-AG $3,340,000
Pfizer Inc. and Pharmacia Corp. False Claims Act and related 2012 ID-AG $2,900,000
Pfizer Inc. False Claims Act and related 2011 MULTI-AG (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,621,154
Alpharma, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2004 FTC $2,500,000
Pharmacia Corporation False Claims Act and related 2011 NY-AG $2,500,000
Pfizer Inc. employment discrimination 2023 OFCCP $2,500,000
King Pharmaceuticals LLC environmental violation 2013 EPA $2,200,000
KING PHARMACEUTICALS environmental violation 2013 EPA (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $2,200,000
Wyeth price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2005 private lawsuit-federal $2,100,000
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co., n/k/a Actavis Elizabeth, LLC False Claims Act and related 2011 MS-AG $2,010,667
Wyeth benefit plan administrator violation 2013 private lawsuit-federal $2,000,000
Pfizer employment discrimination 2009 private lawsuit-federal $1,365,003
Pfizer Inc. environmental violation 2008 EPA $975,000
Pfizer consumer protection violation 2019 OR-AG $975,000
PFIZER GLOBAL MANUFACTURING environmental violation 2008 EPA (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $975,000
Alpharma, Inc. price-fixing or anti-competitive practices 2004 MULTI-AG $750,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC environmental violation 2014 EPA $728,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC environmental violation 2014 EPA (*)Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting. $728,000
Pfizer Inc. consumer protection violation 2018 NY-AG $700,000
Pharmacia & Upjohn Company environmental violation 2005 EPA $676,250
Purepac Pharmaceutical Co. False Claims Act and related 2010 ID-AG $600,000
Hospira Inc. employment discrimination 2015 OFCCP $400,000
Pharmacia Corp. False Claims Act and related 2009 OH-AG $400,000
Pfizer Inc. off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products 2013 MA-AG $375,000
PHARMACIA/SOLUTIA environmental violation 2007 IL-ENV $210,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC environmental violation 2016 EPA $190,000
Pfizer consumer protection violation 2022 CO-AG $137,174
HOSPIRA, INC. workplace safety or health violation 2004 OSHA $132,300
Pfizer consumer protection violation 2022 AZ-AG $124,527
PHARMACIA CORPORATION, et al. environmental violation 2009 IL-ENV $96,000
SEARLE LTD environmental violation 2002 EPA $95,000
Pfizer Inc. consumer protection violation 2022 KS-AG $85,564
Pfizer, Inc. consumer protection violation 2022 KS-AG $85,000
Wyeth Pharmaceuticals Company, Inc. environmental violation 2010 EPA $77,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals LLC environmental violation 2005 EPA $55,000
Wyeth Rouses Point environmental violation 2008 EPA $44,500
Pfizer Inc. environmental violation 2006 CT-ENV $40,224
Wyeth Biopharma wage and hour violation 2005 WHD $40,187
Wyeth Ayerst Pharmaceuticals environmental violation 2004 EPA $37,000
Pfizer consumer protection violation 2022 VT-AG $34,564
Pharmacia and Upjohn Company LLC environmental violation 2017 EPA $34,170
Pfizer, Inc. environmental violation 2010 CT-ENV $31,266
Seagen Pharmaceuticals, Inc. benefit plan administrator violation 2001 EBSA $29,974
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN CARIBE environmental violation 2001 EPA $27,168
WYETH PHARMACEUTICALS COMPANY - OTC environmental violation 2000 EPA $25,000
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals environmental violation 2010 EPA $24,650
PFIZER INC / GROTON SITE environmental violation 2005 EPA $22,500
Pfizer Pharmaceuticals Ltd. environmental violation 2004 EPA $20,025
Pfizer Inc. railroad safety violation 2002 FRA $11,250
PFIZER, INC. workplace safety or health violation 2012 OSHA $9,600
PHARMACIA CORP environmental violation 2002 NJ-ENV $8,625
KING PHARMACEUTICALS workplace safety or health violation 2001 OSHA $7,200
PFIZER, INC. workplace safety or health violation 2009 OSHA $7,155
HOSPIRA workplace safety or health violation 2006 OSHA $6,750
Pfizer Inc. environmental violation 2012 CA-DPR $6,720
PHARMACIA & UPJOHN COMPANY, LLC. environmental violation 2004 EPA $5,000
(*): Penalty amounts marked by an asterisk are ones announced by more than one agency. Parent penalty totals are adjusted to avoid double-counting.