May 15 | News
Following a public comment period, the FTC has accepted as final an order with CVS Caremark settling charges that it misrepresented the prices of certain Medicare Part D prescription drugs, including drugs used to treat breast cancer symptoms and epilepsy, at CVS and Walgreens pharmacies.
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Mar 30 | News
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz released the agencys 2012 Annual Highlights today at the spring meeting of the American Bar Associations Section of Antitrust Law in Washington, DC, recognizing the agencys continued efforts to protect consumers and promote competition.
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Mar 29 | News
The Federal Trade Commission testified today before Congress about proposed legislation that would exempt independent pharmacies from the antitrust laws, saying that such an exemption is likely to reduce competition and innovation, and ultimately increase prices for health care consumers...
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Feb 23 | News
The Federal Trade Commission has dismissed the complaint it issued in January seeking to block Omnicare, Inc.'s hostile acquisition of rival long-term care pharmacy provider PharMerica Corporation, in light of Omnicare's recent decision to abandon the proposed transaction.
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Jan 12 | News
Many Seniors and Disabled Consumers Hit With Higher Prices for Prescription Drugs
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Dec 12 2011 | News
Protecting competition in the market for three topical dermatology drugs, the Federal Trade Commission has approved orders requiring Valeant Pharmaceuticals International, Inc. to divest three drugs used to treat different skin ailments, as conditions of acquiring Ortho Dermatologics,...
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Dec 7 2011 | News
In testimony today before a U.S. House of Representatives Judiciary Subcommittee, the Federal Trade Commission detailed its work to promote competition and benefit consumers, including preventing anticompetitive mergers, restricting "pay-for-delay" pharmaceutical agreements that increase...
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Nov 15 2011 | News
Federal Trade Commission Chairman Jon Leibowitz delivered the following statement at a hearing today before the Senate Committee on Commerce, Science and Transportation to consider his nomination for a second term on the Commission
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Oct 28 2011 | News
SDI's Audit Businesses Must Be Sold to Settle FTC Charges
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Oct 27 2011 | News
FTC Chairman Asks Congressional Supercommittee to Reduce the Deficit and Lower Nation's Health Care Costs by Restricting Pay-for-Delay Deals
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