The Federal Trade Commission is planning to announce preliminary results from its ongoing in-depth investigation of potentially anti-competitive behavior in the pharmacy benefit manager industry much sooner than previous efforts, according to commission Chair Lina Khan.
FTC Early Findings In PBM Investigation Coming By Mid-Summer, Chair Khan Says
The agency is also poised to announce another development in its scrutiny of the drug patents listed in the FDA’s Orange Book.

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