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19 September 2019Big PharmaSaman Javed

US Senators urge FTC to closely scrutinise pharma mergers

A group of senators has urged the US Federal Trade Commission ( FTC) to closely scrutinise mergers in the pharmaceutical industry, which it said “increase competition issues and stifle innovation”.

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