CMA issues provisional decision in relation to drug firm바카라 사이트™s pricing
The CMA has today issued a statement of objections to the pharmaceutical company Merck Sharp & Dohme Limited (MSD).
This sets out the Competition and Markets Authority바카라 사이트™s (CMA) provisional decision that MSD operated an anti-competitive discount scheme for its medicine Remicade. Remicade is the brand name for MSD바카라 사이트™s version of a biological medicine called infliximab, which is used primarily in the treatment of patients with gastroenterology and rheumatology conditions such as Crohn바카라 사이트™s disease, ulcerative colitis and rheumatoid arthritis.
The CMA has provisionally found that MSD broke competition law by abusing its dominant position through a discount scheme for Remicade that was likely to restrict competition from 바카라 사이트˜biosimilar바카라 사이트™ versions of infliximab that were new to the market.
At this stage of the CMA바카라 사이트™s investigation, these findings are provisional and no conclusion should be drawn that there has in fact been any breach of competition law. The CMA will carefully consider any representations by the company under investigation before determining whether the law has been infringed.
The CMA proposes to find MSD and its ultimate parent company Merck & Co., Inc. jointly and severally liable for the alleged infringement. The CMA opened this investigation in December 2015.
For more information see the case page.