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Provisional finding in drug price hikes case
First published by Author on December 04, 2019 in the following categories: Healthcare Investigations Price Hikes and tagged with cma | competition law | drugs | investigations | Pharmaceuticals | pricing
The UK’s competition regulator has made a provisional finding in the longstanding investigation into drug price hikes, and the outcome is damning.
Issues surrounding pharmaceutical competition breaches are numerous and serious. At the end of the day, the consumer in these cases is patients and the NHS; that’s our tax money.
Any infringement of vital competition laws when it comes to medical matters should always lead to significant punishments, and the work of the CMA (Competition and Markets Authority) in this area is incredibly important. The provisional finding in this matter accompanies an admission from one of the companies involved as well.