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Wednesday, 9 November 2011

Pfizer, Ranbaxy Sued Over Lipitor Prices by 11 Pharmacies

Pfizer Inc. (PFE) and Ranbaxy Laboratories Ltd. (RBXY) were accused by 11 California pharmacies in a lawsuit of agreeing to hold back a generic version of the cholesterol- lowering drug Lipitor in the U.S. and then fixing its price.

As a result of an unlawful agreement with generic-maker Ranbaxy, Pfizer was able to make $18 billion by extending its time as the exclusive U.S. source of Lipitor, the pharmacies claimed in a lawsuit filed Nov. 7 in federal court in San Francisco. In exchange, Pfizer allegedly allowed Ranbaxy to distribute the generic of Lipitor earlier in foreign markets.   More Read

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