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Warren & Group Of US Lawmakers Question High Drug Prices

A group of 13 US legislators, led by Senators Elizabeth Warren and Amy Klobuchar, pressed the president of America's largest pharmaceutical industry trade group...
CMA

UK CMA Fines Pharma Firm Over Pricing Of Thyroid Drug

The CMA has imposed over £100 million (US$118.8 million) in fines after Advanz inflated the price of thyroid tablets, causing the National Health Service...
FTC

FTC’s Multilateral Pharma Merger Task Force Seeks Public Input

Staff from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC), Canada’s Competition Bureau, the European Commission Directorate General for Competition, the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority,...
Biotechnology

EU Wants More Say In Tech, Pharma, Biotech & Start-Up Mergers

EU antitrust regulators are set to have more say over small merger deals involving start-ups in the technology, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical industries, the EU...
EU

EU Forces South African Pharma Co To Slash Cancer Drug Prices

The European Commission said Wednesday it had forced South African drugs giant Aspen to slash prices on six cancer drugs after finding it abused...
Pharma

Indian Regulator Looks To Unlock Competition In Pharma Sector

The Competition Commission of India (CCI) has launched a study to identify and address anti-competitive practices in the pharmaceutical sector as the country grapples...

US: Bristol-Myers and Celgene in US$74B pharmaceutical merger

Bristol-Myers Squibb is buying rival Celgene in a cash and stock deal valued at about US$74 billion or US$90 billion including debt. The tie-up, which...

UK: CMA closes pharmacy cartel

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has decided to close its investigation into the alleged anti-competitive agreements and concerted practices in relation to generic...

US: Cigna shareholders approve Express Scripts deal

Health insurer Cigna said its shareholders Friday morning approved the company's proposed $67 billion purchase of pharmacy benefits manager Express Scripts. During a special meeting...

UK: Competition watchdog launches inquiry into Canadian pharma company

Concordia International a Canada-based pharmaceutical company, said Wednesday October 11, that its International segment and certain of its products are part of an investigation...
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