US, EU and UK Antitrust Enforcers Form Pharma Monitoring Taskforce

AZ’s planned Alexion acquisition may be an early target

Antitrust regulators in the US, Europe and elsewhere say they will now collaborate on how to best assess pharmaceutical mergers, in a move that could restrict deals on grounds they excessively raise prices paid by consumers or dampen medical innovation. 

Competition Law
Aim is to identify ways to scrutinize Pharma deals more closely • Source: Shutterstock

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