Will FTC Shakeup Impact Pharma?

With full slate of new commissioners FTC may expand focus to FDA regulatory issues; Commission has four cases against pharma companies in federal court and is fighting challenges to its authority to bring pay-for-delay suits.

United States Federal Trade Commission building in Washington, DC

For the first time in its history, the Federal Trade Commission is getting a complete turnover in its commissioner ranks. The change could lead the agency to pursue a broader range of enforcement actions against the pharmaceutical industry that go beyond pay-for-delay deals to potential abuses of citizen petitions and Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies.

Last month, President Trump nominated four individuals to the FTC, including Joseph Simons, who is to serve as chairman. The...

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