Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $225 million in criminal fines over five years and divest its version of a generic cholesterol drug to resolve charges related to price-fixing on that medication and other widely used treatments, the Department of Justice announced Monday.
Teva, in a press release Monday, said it will pay $22.5 million each year from 2024 through 2027, and $135 million in 2028.
Glenmark Pharmaceuticals will pay $30 million to resolve similar charges.
Since 2020, the DOJ's antitrust division has charged five other pharmaceutical companies for participating in similar schemes affecting several generic drugs.
Teva has also agreed to donate $50 million worth of two generic drugs affected by price-fixing to humanitarian organizations that provide medications to Americans in need.
Persons:
Drugmaker, Teva, Jonathan Kanter, Glenmark, Apotex
Organizations:
Drugmaker Teva Pharmaceuticals, Department of Justice, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Antitrust Division, DOJ, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, Apotex Corp
Locations:
Eastern District