The UK Competition Authority accepts legally binding commitments from a pharmaceutical company to secure the affordable supply of a key drug (Essential Pharma)

CMA secures affordable supply of key bipolar drug* The CMA has accepted legally binding commitments from Essential Pharma to continue supplying a key bipolar drug at an affordable price for at least 5 years. In October, the CMA launched an investigation suspecting that the pharmaceutical supplier, Essential Pharma, may have abused a dominant market position by adopting a strategy to withdraw the bipolar drug, Priadel, from UK patients. This would have caused disruption for patients and

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UK Competition Authority, The UK Competition Authority accepts legally binding commitments from a pharmaceutical company to secure the affordable supply of a key drug (Essential Pharma), 18 December 2020, e-Competitions Commitment Decisions, Art. N° 98528

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