46 State Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against 26 Drug Makers for Price Fixing

46 State Attorneys General File Lawsuit Against 26 Drug Makers for Price Fixing
A pharmacy technician grabs a bottle of drugs off a shelf at the central pharmacy of Intermountain Heathcare, in Midvale, Utah, on Sept. 10, 2018. George Frey/Getty Images
Venus Upadhayaya
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Forty-six state attorneys general filed a lawsuit in Connecticut, June 10, against 26 drug manufacturers and 10 individuals for “conspiracy to allocate markets and fix prices for multiple generic drugs.”

The 543-page lawsuit (pdf) accuses the companies of fixing prices from at least 2009 through early 2016 on a wide range of products that include Ritalin, used to treat attention deficit disorder, attention hyperactivity disorder, and some sleep disorders.
Venus Upadhayaya
Venus Upadhayaya
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Venus Upadhayaya reports on India, China, and the Global South. Her traditional area of expertise is in Indian and South Asian geopolitics. Community media, sustainable development, and leadership remain her other areas of interest.
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