Pfizer, illegal exploitation
Dr. John Campbell
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£70 million in fines for pharma firms
Overcharged NHS
Phenytoin sodium
Important anti-epilepsy medicine
Pfizer fined £63 million
Flynn fined 6.7 million
NHS costs for rose from 2 million to 50 million in a single year
CMA CEO: “These firms illegally exploited their dominant positions to charge the NHS excessive prices and make more money for themselves – meaning patients and taxpayers lost out”
Fines are the result of an in-depth investigation
Competition and Markets Authority
Pfizer and Flynn charged unfairly high prices for capsules,
for over 4 years,
ultimately paid for by the NHS.
Firms de-branded the drug, previously known as Epanutin,
meaning it was no longer subject to price regulation
and the firms could set prices at their discretion.
Pfizer and Flynn were the dominant suppliers of the drug in the UK at the time,
the NHS had no choice but to pay the inflated final price for this.
Over the 4 years
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10/10
Can't re-watch it again
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