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Economics at the FTC: Physician Acquisitions, Standard Essential Patents, and Accuracy of Credit Reporting

Date

November 1, 2013

Economists at the Federal Trade Commission pursue the agency’s competition and consumer protection missions. In this year’s essay, with respect to antitrust we discuss the analysis that is used in two...

Economics at the FTC: Physician Acquisitions, Standard Essential Patents, and Accuracy of Credit Reporting (505.26 KB)

Public Statement

A Discussion with FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen

Date

November 1, 2013

A Discussion with FTC Commissioner Maureen K. Ohlhausen (66.42 KB)

Press Release

FTC Charges HCG Marketer with Deceptive Advertising

Date

October 30, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has sued an Arizona man who markets HCG Platinum diet products by falsely claiming the products will cause consumers to lose substantial amounts of weight. Kevin Wright...

Press Release

FTC Extends the Deadlines for Public Comments on 13 Matters Before the Agency

Date

October 25, 2013

In light of the recent, temporary government shutdown, the Federal Trade Commission is extending the public comment periods for 13 matters that currently are pending before the agency in order to...

Federal Register Notice

Mylan, Inc., Agila Specialtiies Global Pte. Limited, Agila Specialties Private Limited and Strides Arcolab Limited; Analysis of Agreement Containing Consent Orders to Aid Public Comment; Proposed Consent Agreement

Date

October 3, 2013

Press Release

FTC Settles Charges That Actavis’s Proposed $8.5 Billion Acquisition of Warner Chilcott Would be Anticompetitive

Date

September 27, 2013

International drug manufacturer Actavis, Inc. has agreed to sell all rights and assets to four generic pharmaceuticals – three oral contraceptives and an osteoporosis treatment – to settle FTC charges...

Amicus Briefs

Wellbutrin XL Antitrust Litigation, In re

Date

September 26, 2013

Citation Number

2:08-cv-2431

Federal Court

Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Brief of the Federal Trade Commission as Amicus Curiae before the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, addressing whether a branded company's commitment not to launch...

In re Wellbutrin Antrirust Litigation (125.48 KB)

Press Release

FTC Puts Conditions on Mylan’s Proposed Acquisition of Agila from Strides

Date

September 26, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission will require Mylan, Inc., and Agila Specialties Global Pte. Ltd and Agila Specialties Pvt. Ltd. (collectively, Agila) to divest 11 generic injectable drugs as a condition...

Press Release

FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Walgreens' 'Wal-Born' Dietary Supplements

Date

September 20, 2013

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 7,979 checks averaging $27.42 each to consumers who bought dietary supplements sold by national pharmacy chain Walgreens under its...

Sep19

Event

Consumer Protection and the Healthcare Marketplace

September 19, 2013 | 9:00AM - 12:15PM

The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, hosted a roundtable to discuss how to empower and protect consumers from scammers with the advent of healthcare marketplaces...

Press Release

FTC Cracks Down On Bogus Medical Discount Scam Targeting Seniors

Date

September 16, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has moved to shut down a medical discount scheme that scammed seniors across the country by offering phony discounts on prescription drugs and pretending to be affiliated...

Public Statement

Protecting Consumer Welfare in the U.S. Health Care Sector

Date

September 13, 2013

130913mentorgroup.pdf (76.94 KB)

Press Release

FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Dietary Supplements

Date

September 12, 2013

An administrator working for the Federal Trade Commission is mailing 2,546 checks averaging $71.71 each to consumers who bought Accelis, nanoSLIM, and any Cold MD, Germ MD, or Allergy MD dietary...

Press Release

FTC Files Complaint Against LabMD for Failing to Protect Consumers' Privacy

Date

August 29, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission filed a complaint against medical testing laboratory LabMD, Inc. alleging that the company failed to reasonably protect the security of consumers’ personal data, including...

Press Release

FTC to Host Roundtable on Consumer Protection and the New Healthcare Marketplaces

Date

August 27, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission, the nation’s consumer protection agency, will host a roundtable in Washington, D.C., on September 19, 2013, to discuss how to empower and protect consumers from scammers...

Press Release

Hospital Authority and Phoebe Putney Health System Settle FTC Charges That Acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital Violated U.S. Antitrust Laws

Date

August 22, 2013

The Hospital Authority of Albany-Dougherty County andPhoebe Putney Health System, Inc. have agreed to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the acquisition ofPalmyra Park Hospital harmed...

Press Release

FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Who Purchased Disney- or Marvel Hero-themed Children's Vitamins

Date

August 8, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission has mailed 10,144 checks to consumers who bought Disney- or Marvel Hero-themed vitamins for their kids that featured characters such as the Disney Princesses, Winnie the...

Public Statement

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on “Pay-for- Delay” Settlements

Date

July 23, 2013

Related: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission and Testimony

Statement of Chairwoman Edith Ramirez on “Pay-for- Delay” Settlements (189.77 KB)

Testimony

Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Pay-For-Delay Deals: Limiting Competition and Costing Consumers

Date

July 23, 2013

Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman

Testimony (307.19 KB)

Press Release

FTC: Recent Supreme Court Decision Puts Agency in Stronger Position to Protect Consumers From Anticompetitive Pay-for-Delay Drug Settlements

Date

July 23, 2013

The Federal Trade Commission told a Senate Judiciary subcommittee today that it will continue to challenge anticompetitive pay-for-delay court settlements in the pharmaceutical industry, and that the...

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