Roche, Novartis slam Italian cartel fine

Roche and Novartis have reacted angrily to a decision by the Italian Competition Authority to fine them €182.5m for what it described as "illicit collusion" to exclude Roche's Avastin from the ophthalmology market in favor of Novartis's similar drug Lucentis.

Roche and Novartis have reacted angrily to a decision by the Italian Competition Authority to fine them €182.5m for what it described as "illicit collusion" to exclude Roche's Avastin from the ophthalmology market in favor of Novartis's similar drug Lucentis.

Novartis accused the Italian antitrust watchdog of flouting European and Italian regulations by openly encouraging widespread use of Avastin (bevacizumab),...

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