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Information To Be Publicly Disclosed Concerning the Commission Petroleum Industry Practices and Pricing Investigation
Chitika, Inc., In the Matter of
Lookout Services, Inc., In the Matter of
Ceridian Corporation, In the Matter of
Legacy Learning Systems, Inc., et al., In the Matter of
Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC, In the Matter of (Baxter)
The Commission required Hikma Pharmaceuticals PLC (Hikma) to divest two generic injectable pharmaceuticals – phenytoin and promethazine – as part of a settlement allowing it to acquire certain assets from Baxter Healthcare Corporation, Inc. (Baxter). Hikma proposes to acquire Baxter’s entire generic injectable pharmaceutical business for $111.5 million, including Baxter’s Cherry Hill, New Jersey, manufacturing facility and a warehouse and distribution center in Memphis, Tennessee. Phenytoin is an anti-convulsant drug used to control and prevent seizures during or after surgery and Promethazine is used to prevent some types of allergies or allergic reactions, to prevent or control motion sickness, nausea, vomiting, and dizziness, and to help patients go to sleep and control their pain or anxiety before or after surgery.
Gemtronics, Inc., and William H. Isely, individually and as the owner of Gemtronics, Inc., In the Matter of
Dow Chemical Company, The, and Union Carbide Corporation
Dow settled antitrust concerns relating to its proposed merger with Union Carbide Corporation. Dow agreed to divest and license intellectual property necessary to the production of linear low-density polyethylene -an ingredient used in premium plastic products such as trash bags and sealable food pouches -to BP Amoco plc.