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Novartis AG

16 instances of misconduct since 1995 | $1,262.7M in penalties

Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis is a multinational pharmaceutical company created in 1996 from the merger of Swiss companies Ciba-Geigy and Sandoz Laboratories. Its main business areas include pharmaceuticals, diagnostics and vaccines, and animal health. Novartis employs approximately 100,000 people in 140 countries.

Correspondence Date
Letter to Novartis 4/29/2010
FY Rank Contract Awards
2017 N/A $23.9M
2015 N/A $34.8M
2014 N/A $33.8M
2013 N/A $109.1M
2012 N/A $66.4M
2011 N/A $59.3M

16 Instances of Misconduct since 1995

4 additional instances of misconduct pending resolution.

Date Instance Penalty
Total  
5/17/2019 Misleading Marketing of Pain Relief Products in Australia
GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis AG 		$0
5/10/2019 Generic Drug Price Fixing – Multistate Lawsuit
Novartis AG, Pfizer, Inc. 		Pending
8/8/2016 Korea Kickback Prosecutions
Novartis AG 		Pending
5/31/2016 Zofran Products Liability Litigation
GlaxoSmithKline, Novartis AG 		Pending
3/23/2016 Chinese Subsidiary Pay-To-Prescribe
Novartis AG 		$25,050,104
6/10/2014 Guo v. Novartis (Whistleblower Retaliation)
Novartis AG 		$1,470,679
4/26/2013 U.S. v. Novartis (Speaker Program False Claims)
Novartis AG 		Pending
10/30/2012 Galmines v. Novartis Pharmaceutical Corp. (Elidel False Claims)
Novartis AG 		$54,900,000
1/25/2012 Nationwide Wage and Hour Class Action Lawsuit
Novartis AG 		$99,170,000
11/14/2011 U.S. ex rel. Kester, et al. v. Novartis et al. (Kickbacks, False Claims)
AmerisourceBergen, Novartis AG 		$390,000,000
9/14/2011 Pharmaceutical Industry Average Wholesale Price Litigation
Novartis AG 		$0
10/6/2010 Hawaii Average Wholesale Price Litigation
Novartis AG 		$10,000,000
9/30/2010 Off-Label Promotion of Trileptal (Civil Litigation)
Novartis AG 		$237,500,000
5/4/2010 False Claims Involving TOBI Cystic Fibrosis Drug
Novartis AG 		$72,500,000
4/21/2010 FDA Review of Gleevec Promotional Material
Novartis AG 		$0
3/8/2010 Breeden v. Novartis (FMLA Retaliation)
Novartis AG 		$579,338
2/22/2010 Conrad v. Eon Labs (False Claims)
Novartis AG 		$3,500,000
1/26/2010 Off-Label Promotion of Trileptal (Criminal Prosecution)
Novartis AG 		$185,000,000
11/19/2004 Velez v. Novartis Corp. (Gender Discrimination)
Novartis AG 		$175,000,000
3/11/1999 Overcharging Dept. of Veterans Affairs
Novartis AG 		$8,000,000

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Contractor Contact Information

Company Headquarters

Lichtstrasse 35
Basel
Switzerland CH-4002

Phone: +41 61 324 11 11
Fax: +41 61 324 80 01

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