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25 Oct 2011

EU Antitrust Regulators Investigate Suspected Deal between J&J and Novartis

EU regulators have launched investigation focused on a suspected agreement between Johnson & Johnson and Novartis to delay the sale of a generic painkiller in the Netherlands.

Antitrust regulators from the European Union are investigating a suspected agreement between Johnson & Johnson and Novartis to delay the sale of a generic painkiller in the Netherlands.

 

The investigation focuses on contractual arrangements with Hexal/Sandoz concerning fentanyl patches in the Netherlands in the period 2005-2006. 

 

The European Commission has expressed a concern that contractual agreements may have blocked the sale of generic fentanyl patches, constituting a breach of EU antitrust rules.

 

EU Competition Commissioner Joaquin Almunia said that paying a competitor to stay out of the market is a restriction of competition that the Commission will not t

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