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Paracetamol and hand sanitiser top price complaints

The CMA’s Covid-19 Taskforce received almost 21,000 complaints between 10 March and 19 April.

30 Apr 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Four companies fined £3.4m in CMA nortriptyline probe

Wholesaler Lexon (UK) has been fined although it denies any infringement.

04 Mar 2020 , 1 Min Article

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Three companies accused of illegally hiking drug price by 1,800%

The CMA alleges Aspen agreed to pay Amilco and Tiofarma to stay out of the UK market for Addison’s Disease medicine.

02 Oct 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Two pharma companies admit to illegal collusion over nortriptyline

Two companies involved in an investigation into the supply of nortriptyline have confessed to illegal collusion.

19 Sep 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Drug firm coughs up £8m to competition watchdog in UK first

A pharmaceutical company has offered to pay the NHS £8m following an investigation into suspected collusion.

13 Aug 2019 , 1 Min Article

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Actavis accused of increasing hydrocortisone price by 12,000%

Price of hydrocortisone 10mg tablets rose from 70p in 2008 to £88 per pack in March 2016

16 Dec 2016 , 1 Min Article

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Celesio takeover of Sangers approved

Celesio UK's takeover of United Drug Sangers gets the green light

21 Jul 2016 , 1 Min Article