The UK Competition Authority accepts the commitments of a pharmaceutical company to continue supplying bipolar medicine to the national market (Essential Pharma)

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UK Competition Authority, Essential Pharma, Commitments decision n-50951, 18 December 2020

UK Competition Authority, Essential Pharma, Press release, 18 December 2020

On 18 December 2020, the UK Competition and Markets Authority (“CMA”) announced that it had accepted Essential Pharma’s commitments to continue supplying a bipolar medicine to the UK market. Essential Pharma is a supplier of both Priadel and Camcolit, long-term treatments for individuals suffering from bipolar disorder. In October 2020, the CMA opened an investigation examining whether Essential Pharma may have abused its dominant position in relation to the supply of Priadel and/ or Camcolit in the UK. The specific conduct under scrutiny was Essential Pharma’s proposal to discontinue the supply of Priadel

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Samuel Hall, The UK Competition Authority accepts the commitments of a pharmaceutical company to continue supplying bipolar medicine to the national market (Essential Pharma), 18 December 2020, e-Competitions Remedies for unilateral conduct, Art. N° 98573

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