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BN 12/19 12:26 *FRENCH COMPETITION BODY FINES SCHERING-PLOUGH EU15.3 MLN
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French Competition Body Fines Schering-Plough EU15.3m 2013-12-19 12:36:20.53 GMT
By Steve Rhinds Dec. 19 (Bloomberg) -- The national competition authority said the co. offered ‘unjustified’ discounts to pharmacists in an attempt to limit sales of a generic version of its Subutex treatment. * Parent co. Merck is also fined EU414,000 for collusion and Subutex manufacturer Reckitt Benckiser was fined EU318,000, the competition authority said in a statement on its website * Schering-Plough and Reckitt Benckiser formed a joint plan in 2005 to minimize sales of generic rivals, the authority says
Link to competition authority statement (in French): http://tinyurl.com/pqzvpbc
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