Tag: Pharma
FTC & NY Sue “Pharma Bro” Shkreli, Over Price Hikes
Convicted “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli was sued by federal officials and the state of New York for allegedly violating antitrust law when he jacked...
US: Pharmacies sue drugmakers for overcharging diabetes pill
Walgreens and three other pharmacy chains are suing drugmaker Bausch Health, its subsidiaries, and a separate generic drugmaker for allegedly colluding on a deal...
Brazil: Gilead faces an antitrust complaint over hepatitis C pricing
Several advocacy groups have filed a complaint with antitrust authorities in Brazil, alleging pharmaceutical company Gilead charged “abusive” prices for a hepatitis C treatment...
UK: Drugmakers admit to colluding
The move comes as part of a competition law investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) into drug firms King Pharmaceuticals Limited, Alissa...
US: Amazon gains wholesale pharmacy licenses, looks to expand
Alexa, Amazon’s digital shopping assistant, might want to be your drugstore, too: Amazon reportedly has obtained pharmacy licenses in a handful of states, hinting...
Japan/Israel: Mitsubishi Tanabe buying NeuroDerm for US$1.1b
On July 24, the sale of clinical stage pharmaceutical company NeuroDerm Ltd to Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corp was announced. The deal showed a 79%...
EU: Servier’s €331M pay-for-delay appeal goes to court, 3 years later
Three years after receiving a €331 million ($373 million) fine from European antitrust authorities over a pay-for-delay deal on the blood pressure drug perindopril,...
EU: EC to investigate drug maker for alleged price gouging
Aspen Pharmacare faces a European Union antitrust probe for ramping up the price of cancer drugs as the EU joins a global crackdown on...
India: CCI orders detailed probe against pharma major Roche
India's Competition Commission has ordered a detailed investigation against big pharma stalwart Roche for allegedly abusing its market position for certain cancer drugs.
The regulator's...
South Africa: DA wants probe of anti-competitive practices at Aspen Pharmacare
The Democratic Alliance (DA) said it would write to the Competition Commission and the Medicines Control Council to request that they investigate the market...
