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Company: AstraZeneca
Current Parent Company: AstraZeneca
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Penalty: $5,500,000
Year: 2013
Date: February 7, 2013
Offense Group: healthcare-related offenses
Primary Offense: off-label or unapproved promotion of medical products
Violation Description: AstraZeneca agreed to pay $5.5 million in settlement of allegations it illegally promoted its drug Seroquel for uses that were not approved by the Food and Drug Administration.
Level of Government: state
Action Type: agency action
Agency: Kentucky Attorney General
Civil or Criminal Case: civil
Facility State: Kentucky
HQ Country of Current Parent: United Kingdom
Ownership Structure of Current Parent: publicly traded
Major Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
Specific Industry of Current Parent: pharmaceuticals
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