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Eli Lilly

Lilly, headquartered in Indianapolis, Ind., agreed in 2009 to pay $1.4 billion to settle criminal and civil allegations that it promoted Zyprexa for unapproved uses.

Eli Lilly began reporting payments for speaking, consulting, patient education programs and international education programs as of January 2009. Its first report included the total number of activities each doctor took part in, but that was removed in subsequent reports. In 2010, it added certain travel related expenses. In 2011, it added spending on research and meals. Lilly combines business travel and educational items into one category. Lilly maintains a separate log of payments to health professionals who are not doctors and is the only company to do so. Those payments are also included in Dollars for Docs.

Eli Lilly's 2013 U.S. sales: $15.3 billion. Source: IMS Health.

See all Eli Lilly payments, or visit Eli Lilly's transparency page.

Notable drugs

  • Cymbalta (depression, generalized anxiety disorder, diabetic peripheral neuropathic pain, fibromyalgia, chronic osteoarthritis pain, chronic low back pain)
  • Humalog (diabetes)
  • Alimta (lung cancer, mesothelioma)
  • Evista (osteoporosis, lowering risk of invasive breast cancer)
  • Cialis (erectile dysfunction, benign prostatic hyperplasia)
  • Humulin (diabetes)
  • Forteo (osteoporosis)
  • Strattera (ADHD)
  • Effient (prevents strokes and heart attacks in patients who need to have a heart procedure called percutaneous coronary intervention)
  • Glucagon (hypoglycemia, diabetes)
  • Erbitux (colon cancer, advanced head and neck cancer)

Payment Reports

2009 Jan. to Dec.

Avg. Quarterly Total
Speaking $17,164,168 $68,656,671
Other $1,914,850 $7,659,398
Consulting $1,319,715 $5,278,860
$20,398,732 $81,594,929

2010 Jan. to Dec.

Avg. Quarterly Total
Speaking $15,369,387 $61,477,547
Other $1,766,455 $7,065,820
Travel $1,301,385 $5,205,539
Consulting $1,028,629 $4,114,517
$19,465,856 $77,863,423

2011 Jan. to Dec.

Avg. Quarterly Total
Research $37,493,283 $149,973,132
Speaking $11,857,521 $47,430,082
Meals $2,887,232 $11,548,929
Travel $1,683,754 $6,735,014
Consulting $469,597 $1,878,386
Adjustment -$5,280 -$21,119
$54,386,106 $217,544,424

2011 Jan. to Dec. Other Healthcare Professionals

Avg. Quarterly Total
Consulting $1,405,186 $5,620,743
Other $1,147,187 $4,588,746
Travel $375,318 $1,501,272
Speaking $126,375 $505,501
$3,054,066 $12,216,262

2012 Jan. to Dec.

Avg. Quarterly Total
Research $45,377,011 $181,508,042
Speaking $4,713,905 $18,855,621
Meals $1,840,716 $7,362,864
Travel $717,795 $2,871,178
Consulting $484,456 $1,937,823
Adjustment -$5,310 -$21,241
$53,128,572 $212,514,287

2012 Jan. to Dec. Other Healthcare Professionals

Avg. Quarterly Total
Other $709,800 $2,839,200
Speaking $697,146 $2,788,583
Travel $263,274 $1,053,095
Consulting $105,430 $421,721
Adjustment -$927 -$3,707
$1,774,723 $7,098,892

2013 Jan. to Dec.

Avg. Quarterly Total
Research $43,834,492 $175,337,969
Speaking $2,844,660 $11,378,638
Meals $1,285,515 $5,142,061
Consulting $549,756 $2,199,022
Travel/Other $483,998 $1,935,992
Adjustment -$46,550 -$186,201
$48,951,870 $195,807,481

2013 Jan. to Dec. Other Healthcare Professionals

Avg. Quarterly Total
Speaking $724,760 $2,899,041
Other $702,096 $2,808,382
Travel $234,334 $937,335
Consulting $94,569 $378,274
Adjustment -$156 -$623
$1,755,602 $7,022,409

Total Payments by State

State Total
California $95,954,788
Florida $72,791,232
Texas $57,425,798
New York $52,648,993
Pennsylvania $38,705,480
Illinois $37,396,136
Georgia $31,056,279
Missouri $30,401,363
Ohio $29,569,967
Massachusetts $25,199,934
North Carolina $24,667,237
Indiana $22,765,225
New Jersey $19,257,341
Michigan $18,733,224
Washington $18,161,801
Tennessee $17,134,336
Arizona $16,455,360
Maryland $13,757,742
Wisconsin $12,752,472
Virginia $11,742,606
Connecticut $11,809,639
Puerto Rico $11,477,720
Louisiana $9,940,885
Oregon $9,293,984
Colorado $9,152,545
Utah $8,692,808
South Carolina $8,586,521
Oklahoma $8,299,478
Kentucky $8,287,725
Minnesota $8,168,371
Kansas $8,051,749
Alabama $7,358,137
Nevada $5,475,918
Iowa $5,184,666
Arkansas $5,387,862
Nebraska $5,083,534
Idaho $5,026,516
Rhode Island $4,527,621
Mississippi $4,204,368
New Mexico $4,019,113
New Hampshire $3,070,516
District of Columbia $2,141,258
Hawaii $1,933,998
West Virginia $1,894,665
Maine $1,560,846
North Dakota $1,468,516
Montana $1,250,373
Delaware $1,167,026
South Dakota $1,138,001
Vermont $919,370
[Unknown State] $306,940
Alaska $163,270
Wyoming $40,680