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22 July 2019AmericasSarah Morgan

Endo pays $2.3m to settle states antitrust claims

Ireland-headquartered Endo Pharmaceuticals agreed to pay $2.3 million to 18 states late last week, settling allegations that the drugmaker paid a competitor to keep a generic version of pain relief drug Lidoderm (Lidocaine patch 5%) off the market.

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