Teva Under Investigation For Creating ‘False Perceptions’ Of Generics

Case Puts Recent EU Antitrust Rulings Into the Spotlight

The European Commission is investigating whether Teva has “abusively” blocked or delayed market entry of competitors to the company’s top selling multiple sclerosis drug.

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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. is the subject of a new antitrust investigation by the European Commission looking at whether the Israeli company artificially extended the market exclusivity of its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone and also whether it embarked on a campaign to “create a false perception of health risks” with regard to generic competition.

According to the commission, Teva’s actions, if proven, could be an abuse of dominant position, which would infringe Article 102...

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