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Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Schering-Plough Corp., et al. (Schering) that settles the Commission's charges against American Home Products Corporation. A related complaint against Schering and Upsher-Smith Laboratories is still pending. The vote to approve the final order was 4-0, with Chairman Timothy J. Muris not participating. (Docket No. D09297, staff contact is David R. Pender, Bureau of Competition, 202-326-2549; see press releases dated April 2, 2001 and February 19, 2002.)

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