Aspen to Pay UK NHS £8m In Landmark Deal Following Competition Probe

Aspen has agreed to pay the National Health Service £8m following an investigation by the Competition and Markets Authority.

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UK Competition And Markets Authority Secures £8m From Aspen For UK NHS

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority has secured a first of a kind agreement that will see the pharmaceutical company

Aspen Pharmacare Holdings Ltd. pay the National Health Service £8m ($9.7m). The payment forms part of a settlement resulting...

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