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Aspen pharmaceutical firm infringes the arrangement with NHS

Monopolist Aspen got the opportunity to raise the price of essential NHS medicine by 1,800 per cent

03-Oct-2019

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Collusion by three pharmaceutical firms has resulted in price rises for a life-saving drug purchased by the NHS.

Thousands of patients rely on fludrocortisone to treat what is known as Addison’s disease.

Aspen will pay the NHS £8m to resolve another competition issue related to the supply of fludrocortisone.

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Aspen Holdings

Company focused on a broad range of post-patent, branded medicines, and domestic brands spanning many therapeutic areas

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