EU warns of new antitrust probes for drug makers

Sep. 29, 2009
The European Union's top antitrust official warned drug makers Tuesday to "look out" for new investigations in coming months. EU Competition Commissioner Neelie Kroes said regulators were capitalizing on a recent broad inquiry into the pharmaceutical sector...
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