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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
Merck & Co., Inc.
35 instances of misconduct since 1995 | $8,820.2M in penalties
Merck & Co., Inc., founded in 1891, is a global pharmaceutical company that develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines and also publishes health information as a not-for-profit service. Merck has 60,000 employees worldwide and sales of $22.6 billion in 2006. Its largest-selling product is Singulair, a prescription asthma medication, which achieved sales of $3.6 billion in 2006. Other big sellers include hypertension fighters Cozaar and Hyzaar and anti-cholesterol drugs Vytorin, Zetia, and Zocor.
| Correspondence | Date |
|---|---|
| Letter to Merck | 6/7/2008 |
| Response from Merck | 7/22/2008 |
| FY | Rank | Contract Awards |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | #44 | $1,897.2M |
| 2019 | #48 | $1,490.6M |
| 2018 | #46 | $1,583.7M |
| 2017 | #36 | $1,767.7M |
| 2016 | #36 | $1,502.7M |
| 2015 | #38 | $1,429.5M |
| 2014 | #36 | $1,386.4M |
| 2013 | #42 | $1,440.4M |
| 2012 | #48 | $1,406.2M |
| 2011 | #50 | $1,331.0M |
35 Instances of Misconduct since 1995
6 additional instances of misconduct pending resolution.
| Date | Instance | Penalty |
|---|---|---|
| Total | ||
| 7/6/2017 |
Breach of EU Merger Procedural Rules Merck & Co., Inc. |
$0 |
| 5/23/2017 |
Remicade Anti-Competitive Pricing Merck & Co., Inc. |
Pending |
| 5/15/2017 |
K-Dur 20 “Pay for Delay” Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$0 |
| 4/24/2017 |
Keytruda Patent Infringement Lawsuit Merck & Co., Inc. |
$19,500,000 |
| 3/8/2017 |
Zostavax Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
Pending |
| 6/6/2016 |
Misconduct in Patent Lawsuit Merck & Co., Inc. |
$0 |
| 1/15/2016 |
Vioxx Securities Class Action Lawsuit Merck & Co., Inc. |
$1,062,000,000 |
| 3/5/2015 |
Pfaff v. Merck (Propecia Wrongful Death) Merck & Co., Inc. |
Pending |
| 10/15/2014 |
Organon National Medicaid Settlement Merck & Co., Inc. |
$31,000,000 |
| 10/10/2014 |
U.S. v. Zwerko (Insider Trading) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$694,714 |
| 10/10/2014 |
SEC v. Zwerko (Insider Trading) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$57,000 |
| 8/7/2014 |
Conspiring to Block Generics in Brazil Merck & Co., Inc. |
$1,879,412 |
| 7/17/2013 |
Vioxx Individual Consumers Settlement Merck & Co., Inc. |
$23,000,000 |
| 6/3/2013 |
Vytorin/Zetia Securities Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$215,000,000 |
| 6/3/2013 |
ENHANCE Securities Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$473,000,000 |
| 5/9/2013 |
Smith v. Merck (Gender Discrimination) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$6,200,000 |
| 2/5/2013 |
Scheinberg v. Merck (Fosamax Products Liability) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$285,000 |
| 11/1/2012 |
Vioxx Missouri Consumer Fraud Settlement Merck & Co., Inc. |
$39,000,000 |
| 2/7/2012 |
Defrauding Louisiana’s Medicaid Program Merck & Co., Inc. |
$5,000,000 |
| 12/20/2011 |
Inflated Drug Prices (Massachusetts Lawsuit) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$24,000,000 |
| 11/22/2011 |
Nationwide Vioxx Joint Civil-Criminal Settlement (Civil) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$628,364,000 |
| 11/22/2011 |
Nationwide Vioxx Joint Civil-Criminal Settlement (Criminal) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$321,636,000 |
| 9/28/2011 |
Environmental Violations at Pennsylvania Pharmaceutical Plants Merck & Co., Inc. |
$1,500,000 |
| 2/2/2011 |
Propecia Multi-District Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
Pending |
| 10/6/2010 |
Hawaii Average Wholesale Price Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$28,000,000 |
| 8/27/2010 |
Mumps Vaccine False Claims Merck & Co., Inc. |
Pending |
| 6/25/2010 |
Boles v. Merck (Fosamax Products Liability) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$0 |
| 7/15/2009 |
Vytorin Multistate Investigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$5,400,000 |
| 6/12/2008 |
Abarca, et al. v. Merck (Hexavalent Chromium Contamination) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$0 |
| 4/22/2008 |
NuvaRing Product Liability Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$100,000,000 |
| 2/7/2008 |
Nominal Pricing Fraud Merck & Co., Inc. |
$650,000,000 |
| 12/13/2007 |
Wissahickon Creek Fish Kills Merck & Co., Inc. |
$20,575,000 |
| 11/9/2007 |
Nationwide Vioxx Settlement Merck & Co., Inc. |
$4,850,000,000 |
| 9/17/2007 |
NY State False Claims Act Lawsuit (Vioxx) Merck & Co., Inc. |
Pending |
| 3/12/2007 |
Humeston v. Merck & Co., Inc. (Vioxx Litigation) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$47,500,000 |
| 10/23/2006 |
Medco False Claims Act Litigation Merck & Co., Inc. |
$137,500,000 |
| 8/17/2006 |
Barnett v. Merck (Vioxx Litigation) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$51,000,000 |
| 4/11/2006 |
McDarby v. Merck (Vioxx Litigation) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$4,500,000 |
| 4/26/2004 |
Medco Drug Switching Settlement Merck & Co., Inc. |
$29,300,000 |
| 12/9/2002 |
Medco ERISA Class Action Settlement Merck & Co., Inc. |
$42,500,000 |
| 9/5/1996 |
Air Pollution (San Diego, CA) Merck & Co., Inc. |
$1,857,395 |
