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FTC Charges HCG Marketer with Deceptive Advertising
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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...
FTC Extends the Deadlines for Public Comments on 13 Matters Before the Agency
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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...
FTC Settles Charges That Actavis’s Proposed $8.5 Billion Acquisition of Warner Chilcott Would be Anticompetitive
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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...
Wellbutrin XL Antitrust Litigation, In re
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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...
File
In re Wellbutrin Antrirust Litigation
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FTC Puts Conditions on Mylan’s Proposed Acquisition of Agila from Strides
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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...
FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Walgreens' 'Wal-Born' Dietary Supplements
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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
Consumer Protection and the Healthcare Marketplace
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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...
FTC Cracks Down On Bogus Medical Discount Scam Targeting Seniors
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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
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File
130913mentorgroup.pdf
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FTC Sends Refund Checks to Consumers Who Bought Dietary Supplements
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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...
FTC Files Complaint Against LabMD for Failing to Protect Consumers' Privacy
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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...
FTC to Host Roundtable on Consumer Protection and the New Healthcare Marketplaces
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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...
Hospital Authority and Phoebe Putney Health System Settle FTC Charges That Acquisition of Palmyra Park Hospital Violated U.S. Antitrust Laws
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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...
FTC Sends Refunds to Consumers Who Purchased Disney- or Marvel Hero-themed Children's Vitamins
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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
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Related: Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission and Testimony
Prepared Statement of the Federal Trade Commission On Pay-For-Delay Deals: Limiting Competition and Costing Consumers
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By
Edith Ramirez, Former Chairwoman
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Testimony
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FTC: Recent Supreme Court Decision Puts Agency in Stronger Position to Protect Consumers From Anticompetitive Pay-for-Delay Drug Settlements
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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...
Marketers of Unproven Bed Bug and Head Lice Treatments Settle FTC Charges
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Two marketers of unproven cedar oil-based remedies for bed bugs and head lice have agreed to enter into settlements with the Federal Trade Commission that prohibit the allegedly deceptive claims, and...
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