FTC sues to block Amgen acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics

[ad_1] The Federal Trade Commission on Tuesday filed a lawsuit seeking to block drug giant Amgen‘s $27.8 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics, arguing that the deal would “stifle competition” in the pharmaceutical industry. The FTC said that the deal would allow Amgen to “entrench the monopoly positions” of two of Horizon’s fast-growing medications: the thyroid…

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GOP law cut Big Pharma tax rates by 40%, Senate report says

[ad_1] (L-R) Richard A. Gonzalez, chairman and CEO of AbbVie Inc., Pascal Soriot, executive director and CEO of AstraZeneca, Giovanni Caforio, chairman of the board and CEO of Bristol-Myers Squibb Co., Jennifer Taubert, executive vice president and worldwide chairman of Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Kenneth C. Frazier, chairman and CEO of Merck & Co….

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