‘Excessive Pricing’ Inquiry Widens As EC’s First Antitrust Price Probe Targets Aspen Pharma
Executive Summary
The litany of complaints against pharmaceutical companies for imposing “excessive” prices on generic drugs is growing after the European Commission decided to pursue Aspen Pharma over price rises imposed on a range of anticancer products it acquired from GSK.
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