10 July 2014Americas

Pfizer facing three Celebrex antitrust cases

Pfizer is facing three class actions that allege the pharmaceutical company improperly obtained a patent covering its arthritis drug Celebrex (celecoxib) and used it to force generic drug makers into settlements that delay their entry into the market, Law360 has reported.

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