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Antitrust and Economic Balance in Pharmaceutical Trade Trends

Explore the impact of parallel trade, originators vs. generics, and distribution of non-prescription drugs in the pharmaceutical industry. Analyze strategies, competition law, and public interest considerations.

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Antitrust and Economic Balance in Pharmaceutical Trade Trends

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  1. Trade in pharmaceutical products: is antitrust stepping in for economic reasons or overall public interest? Bruno Lasserre, Président de l’Autorité de la concurrence Annual Conference of LIDC, Prague, October 12, 2012

  2. I. Parallel trade of pharmaceutical products: what are the strategies of the main players and their consequences?

  3. I. Parallel trade of pharmaceutical products: what are the strategies of the main players and their consequences? • How do wholesalers that engage into parallel trade differentiate their strategies in terms of prices, volumes, and distribution across EU countries ? • What impact on distribution in “exporting” and “importing” countries? • How does competition law strike the balance between imperatives of public health and defense of the legitimate economic interest of the pharmaceutical industry? Should “pure players” be treated the same way as other wholesalers ?

  4. II. Originators vs. Generics: what impact on distribution strategies?

  5. II. Originators vs. Generics: what impact on distribution strategies? • How does the penetration of generics alter distribution strategies ? • How do originator firms alter their product and distribution strategy when their patent expire ? • What limits may competition law set to such strategies?

  6. III. Distribution of non-prescription drugs: what is the state of play ?

  7. III. Distribution of non-prescription drugs: what is the state of play ? • What are the pros and cons of restrictions on the sale of non-prescription drugs outside pharmacies? If it were to be liberalized, what conditions should be observed? • What consequences on the wholesalers’ strategies ?

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