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Federal Contractor Misconduct Database (FCMD)
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Phenytoin Sodium UK Price Hike
The UK Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) fined Pfizer £84.2 million (US$106 million) for charging the National Health Service excessive prices for the anti-epilepsy drug phenytoin sodium. The CMA found that Pfizer broke competition law by increasing the price of the drug up to 2,600 percent in September 2012 after it was “de-branded,” or no longer subject to price regulation.
- Misconduct Type
- Antitrust
- Enforcement Agency
- International
- Contracting Party
- None
- Court Type
- Administrative
- Disposition
- Fine
- Date of Fine Announcement
- 12/7/2016
| Contractors Involved |
Penalty |
| Total |
|
| Pfizer, Inc. |
$106,244,506
|
