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Company: Alpharma USPD, Inc.
Current Parent CompanyTeva Pharmaceutical Industries
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: Actavis PLC
Recap of Ownership Changes: Actavis changed its name to Allergan and was bought by Teva in 2016
Jurisdiction: United States
Region: North America
Penalty Currency: U.S. Dollar
Penalty Amount in Original Currency: 600,000
U.S. Dollar Equivalent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement: $600,000
Year: 2010
Date: May 27, 2010
Agency: Idaho Attorney General
Offense Group: government-contracting-related offenses
Offense Category: government contracting fraud
Description: Alpharma USPD, Inc. and Purepac Pharmaceutical Co. agreed to pay a total of $1.2 million in settlement of allegations they misreported the average wholesale price of their drugs to the state Medicaid program. The announcement did not specify how much each company would pay; here we assume the total was split evenly between them.
HQ Country of Current Parent: Israel
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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VTG Record ID: VTG24-11068