CMA fines drugmakers £260m for 10,000% price hike

The UK’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has imposed fines of £260 million on drug companies for raising the price of life-saving hydrocortisone tablets by 10,000%.

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CMA fines drugmakers £260m for 10,000% price hike

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