RE:1/25 Committee for HSMS BillInteresting statement made during the committee....
In response to the issue about the
Times investigation, the department was already aware of the
practice and had been working on it with the Competition and Markets Authority. High-price generics
were also the subject of the consultation on the statutory scheme that was published in December
2015.
Seems the CMA was investigating far before the Times....
https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/pharmaceutical-sector-anti-competitive-agreements