Friday, January 14, 2022

Pfizer? Yeah, good question. Why would you trust them?

 

Violation Tracker Parent Company Summary

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:  

$10,193,896,333

Number of records:  

75

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

$1,109,688,435

19

competition-related offenses

$63,466,568

6

environment-related offenses

$4,571,885

19

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

$1,109,688,435

19

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act

$60,216,568

3

environmental violation

$4,571,885

19

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.

Links: 

For an overview of this company's accountability track record, read its Corporate Rap Sheet here.

For more details on misconduct by this company, see its entry in the Project On Government Oversight's Federal Contractor Misconduct Database.

Subsidy Tracker data on financial assistance to this company by federal, state and local government agencies can be found here.

Violation Tracker UK data on for this company can be found here.



Individual Penalty Records:

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Company

Primary Offense Type

Year

Agency

Penalty Amountsort 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

(*) $371,351,180

Pfizer, Inc.

kickbacks and bribery

2009

MULTI-AG

(*) $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

(*) $257,400,000

Warner-Lambert

off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products

2004

MULTI-AG

(*) $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

(*) $124,000,000

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

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

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

(*) $21,084,700

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

Pfizer Inc.

off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products

2011

FDA

$14,500,000

Alpharma USPD, Inc. and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.

False Claims Act and related

2011

KY-AG

$10,200,000

Pfizer Inc.

drug or medical equipment safety violation

2014

NV-AG

$9,500,000

Alpharma Inc.

False Claims Act and related

2010

MULTI-AG

(*) $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

(*) $2,621,154

Alpharma, Inc.

price-fixing or anti-competitive practices

2004

FTC

$2,500,000

King Pharmaceuticals LLC

environmental violation

2013

EPA

$2,200,000

KING PHARMACEUTICALS

environmental violation

2013

EPA

(*) $2,200,000

Alpharma USPD, Inc.,

False Claims Act and related

2011

MS-AG

$2,010,667

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

(*) $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

(*) $728,000

Pfizer Inc.

consumer protection violation

2018

NY-AG

$700,000

Alpharma USPD, Inc.

False Claims Act and related

2010

ID-AG

$600,000

Purepac Pharmaceutical Co.

False Claims Act and related

2010

ID-AG

$600,000

Hospira Inc.

employment discrimination

2015

OFCCP

$400,000

Pfizer Inc.

off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products

2013

MA-AG

$375,000

Pfizer Pharmaceuticals, LLC

environmental violation

2016

EPA

$190,000

HOSPIRA, INC.

workplace safety or health violation

2004

OSHA

$132,300

SEARLE LTD

environmental violation

2002

EPA

$95,000

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, Inc.

environmental violation

2010

CT-ENV

$31,266

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

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