FTC’s New Commissioner, Alvaro Bedoya, May Bolster Tougher Stance On Pharma Oversight

Democrats gain majority on Federal Trade Commission with Bedoya’s swearing in. His positions on technology and digital privacy suggest he will align with commissioners who have advocated stricter review of pharma mergers.

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Alvaro Bedoya is sworn in as FTC commissioner putting Democrats in majority • Source: Shutterstock

The Federal Trade Commission is likely to pursue more aggressive review of pharmaceutical matters now that Alvaro Bedoya has joined the commission, giving it a Democratic majority.

Until his swearing in on 16 May, the Commission had been functioning with two Democrat and two Republican members after...

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