Pharma Promotion / Incidents by company / AstraZeneca
AstraZeneca
22 incidents / jurisdictions: China, United States / sum of amounts reported: USD 929.4 m
| Date | Jurisdiction | Outcome | What happened (source) | Damages / settlement / fine |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-07-23 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Dressen v. AstraZeneca AB Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit | — |
| 2025-08-20 | United States | Filed / under investigation | In Re AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP v. the State of Texas Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District | — |
| 2025-07-10 | United States | Filed / under investigation | In Re AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP v. the State of Texas Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District | — |
| 2025-05-09 | United States | Filed / under investigation | In Re AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP v. the State of Texas Texas Court of Appeals, 15th District | — |
| 2024 | China | Filed / under investigation | In November 2024, it was announced that Chinese officials had widened their investigation under a national anti-corruption campaign targeting healthcare. Among the allegations, former AstraZeneca empl Wikipedia: AstraZeneca（Operations in China and investigation） | — |
| 2023 | China | Filed / under investigation | In May 2023, AstraZeneca's China president, Leon Wang, stated that the company aimed to be a "patriotic" company in China that "loves the Communist Party ." On 30 October 2024, AstraZeneca said that W Wikipedia: AstraZeneca（Operations in China and investigation） | — |
| 2022-01-04 | United States | Other | Joshua Atchley v. Astrazeneca UK Limited Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit | — |
| 2021-04-05 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Pope v. AstraZeneca AB Superior Court of Delaware | — |
| 2016-04-12 | United States | Judgment for company / dismissed | Teamsters Local 237 Welfare Fund v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP Supreme Court of Delaware | — |
| 2015-11-06 | United States | Judgment for company / dismissed | Astrazeneca AB v. Dr. Reddy's Laboratories, Inc. District Court, D. Delaware | — |
| 2015-07-06 | United States | Settlement | AstraZeneca and Cephalon to Pay $46.5 Million and $7.5 Million, Respectively, for Allegedly Underpaying Rebates Owed Under Medicaid Drug Rebate Program U.S. Department of Justice + 3 more reports | $46.5 Million / $26.7 million |
| 2015-02-11 | United States | Settlement | AstraZeneca to Pay $7.9 Million to Resolve Kickback Allegations U.S. Department of Justice + 3 more reports | $7.9 Million |
| 2014-11-05 | United States | Filed / under investigation | United States ex rel. De Souza v. AstraZeneca PLC District Court, D. Delaware + 1 more reports | — |
| 2013-06-19 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Brangman v. AstraZeneca, LP District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania | — |
| 2012-07-09 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Patteson v. Astrazeneca, LP District Court, District of Columbia | — |
| 2012-02-09 | United States | Judgment for company / dismissed | Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals Lp. v. Apotex Corp. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit | — |
| 2011-03-11 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Ironworkers Local Union 68 v. Astrazeneca Phar. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit + 1 more reports | — |
| 2010-10-07 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Hood Ex Rel. Mississippi v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals, LP District Court, N.D. Mississippi | — |
| 2010 | United States | Settlement | 2010 | AstraZeneca | $520 million | Off-label promotion, kickbacks | Seroquel | False Claims Act Wikipedia: List of largest pharmaceutical settlements + 4 more reports | $520 million |
| 2009-01-30 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Guinn v. AstraZeneca Pharmaceuticals LP District Court, M.D. Florida | — |
| 2008-11-04 | United States | Filed / under investigation | Ironworkers Local Union No. 68 v. Astrazeneca Pharmaceuticals LP District Court, M.D. Florida | — |
| 2003 | United States | Settlement | 2003 | AstraZeneca | $355 million | Medicare fraud | Zoladex | Prescription Drug Marketing Act Wikipedia: List of largest pharmaceutical settlements | $355 million |
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