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17 April 2025NewsBig PharmaLiz Hockley

AstraZeneca unit faces class-action suit over alleged Soliris monopoly

Massachusetts lawsuit claims subsidiary of UK pharma company unlawfully re-patented eculizumab, resulting in overpayments of more than $2 billion.

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