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Britain raps Pfizer over huge jump in epilepsy drug price

Britain’s competition watchdog has accused Pfizer and Flynn Pharma of breaching UK and European law by ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug, given to more than 50,000 British patients, by as much as 2,600 percent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its provisional view was that Pfizer and Flynn Pharma each abused a dominant position by charging “excessive and unfair” prices for phenytoin sodium capsules. Pfizer and

Britain raps Pfizer over huge jump in epilepsy drug price

Britain’s competition watchdog has accused Pfizer and Flynn Pharma of breaching UK and European law by ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug, given to more than 50,000 British patients, by as much as 2,600 percent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its provisional view was that Pfizer and Flynn Pharma each abused a dominant position by charging “excessive and unfair” prices for phenytoin sodium capsules. Pfizer and

Britain raps Pfizer over huge jump in epilepsy drug price

Britain’s competition watchdog has accused Pfizer and Flynn Pharma of breaching UK and European law by ramping up the cost of an epilepsy drug, given to more than 50,000 British patients, by as much as 2,600 percent. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its provisional view was that Pfizer and Flynn Pharma each abused a dominant position by charging “excessive and unfair” prices for phenytoin sodium capsules. Pfizer and

To The Stranger Who Invalidated My Illness

By Rachel KassenbrockThis post originally appeared on The Mighty, a site connecting people facing disability and disease.Julie McGovern had always been athletic, so when she began experiencing shortness of breath, nausea, migraines and other debilitating symptoms whenever she tried to exercise, she knew something was wrong.”I went to the doctor…