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Company: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC
Current Parent Company:
Johnson & Johnson
Parent at the Time of the Penalty Announcement:
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Penalty: $6,140,000
Year: 2010
Date: May 21, 2010
Offense Group: safety-related offenses
Primary Offense: drug or medical equipment safety violation
Violation Description: Ortho-McNeil Pharmaceutical LLC, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson, pled guilty in U.S. District Court in Boston to one count of misdemeanor violation of the Food, Drug & Cosmetic Act for illegally promoting its epilepsy drug Topamax for uses that were not approved by the FDA.
Level of Government: federal
Action Type: agency action
Agency: U.S. Attorney-District of Massachusetts
Civil or Criminal Case: criminal
HQ Country of Current Parent: USA
HQ State of Current Parent: New Jersey
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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