December 15, 2016

Ohio joined 19 other state attorneys general in filing a federal lawsuit against Heritage Pharmaceuticals and several other generic drug makers accused of conspiring to reduce competition and inflate prices in the United States for two drugs: doxycycline hyclate delayed-release (an antibiotic) and glyburide (a diabetes medication). The lawsuit names as defendants Heritage Pharmaceuticals Inc., Aurobindo Pharma USA Inc., Citron Pharma LLC, Mayne Pharma (USA) Inc., Mylan Pharmaceuticals Inc., and Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc. The states allege that Heritage Pharmaceuticals, through senior executives and salespeople, organized and initiated a wide-ranging series of conspiracies with other companies to allocate markets, artificially inflate and manipulate prices, and otherwise thwart competition. According to the complaint, the defendants routinely coordinated their schemes by interacting directly with competitors at events, such as industry trade shows and customer conferences, and through direct email, phone, and text message communications. OH

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