The UK Competition Authority alleges that two pharmaceutical companies have concluded a pay-for-delay agreement (Actavis / Concordia)

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3 Mar 2017

The UK Competition Authority alleges that two pharmaceutical companies have concluded a pay-for-delay agreement (Actavis / Concordia)

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UK Competition Authority, Actavis / Concordia, Press Release, 3 March 2017

CMA alleges anti-competitive agreements for hydrocortisone tablets* The CMA today alleged that Concordia and Actavis signed illegal agreements which enabled high prices for a life-saving drug to be prolonged. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) alleges that between January 2013 and June 2016, Concordia (formerly Amdipharm), and Actavis UK (formerly Auden Mckenzie), entered into agreements under which Actavis UK incentivised Concordia not to enter the market with its own competing version of hydrocortisone tablets. In a statement of objections issued to

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UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority alleges that two pharmaceutical companies have concluded a pay-for-delay agreement (Actavis / Concordia), 3 March 2017, e-Competitions March 2017, Art. N° 84194

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