Health
Care Antitrust Issues
2005
NEWS RELEASES
[Other Years]
December 1, 2005
November 18, 2005
- For
Your Information:
Announced Action
for November 18, 2005
Following a public
comment period, the Commission has approved
the issuance of a final consent order in the
matter concerning DaVita, Inc. and Gambro
AB.
November 7, 2005
October 21, 2005
October 4, 2005
September 20, 2005
- For Your Information:
Announced
Action for September 20, 2005
The Commission has
approved a petition to reopen and modify a final order in
the matter concerning White Sands Health Care
System, L.L.C., Alamogordo Physician Cooperative, Inc., Dacite,
Inc., and James R. Laurenza.
September 6, 2005
August 19, 2005
- For Your Information:
Announced Action for August 19, 2005
The Commission approved an application for proposed divestiture by Cemex, S.A. de C.V. (Cemex) related to its recent acquisition of RMC Group PLC (RMC); The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Elite Designs, Inc. and Anthony Antonelli; The staff of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition has advised North Mississippi Health Services (NMHS) that its purchase of pharmaceuticals to be dispensed to patients treated at a non-profit clinic and at a non-profit hospice is covered by the Non-Profit Institutions Act (NPIA).
August 5, 2005
July 19, 2005
July 5, 2005
- For Your Information:
Announced Action for July 5, 2005
Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning San Juan IPA, Inc.
June 17, 2005
- For Your Information:
Announced Actions for June 17, 2005
The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the matter currently pending against Cleverlink Trading Limited, Real World Media, Brian D. Muir, Jesse Goldberg, and Caleb Wolf Wickman.; Commission approval of final consent order: Following a public comment period, the Commission approved the issuance of a final consent order in the matter concerning New Millennium Orthopedics, LLC, et al.
May 24, 2005
May 20, 2005
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For Your Information:
Announced Actions for May 20, 2005
The Commission has received a petition from the Dow Chemical Corporation (Dow) requesting approval of certain amendments to the “Ineos Agreement,” which is incorporated into the decision and order allowing the 2001 merger of Dow and Union Carbide. The Commission has approved a final consent order addressing only the claims relating to Count III of the Complaint in the matter concerning Evanston Northwestern Healthcare Corp., et al. The Commission’s Bureau of Consumer Protection has launched a new section on the FTC’s Web site devoted to Project Scofflaw, which tracks offenders that have violated prior Commission orders.
May 19, 2005
May 2, 2005
April 22, 2005
- FTC Requests Re-Hearing in Schering-Plough Case
- For Your Information:
Announced Actions for April 22, 2005
The Commission has authorized the staff to file an amended complaint in the case currently pending against CHK Trading Corp., et al. (CHK). The staff of the Bureau of Competition has advised Stevens Hospital, in Edmonds, Washington, that its purchase of pharmaceuticals to be dispensed to patients treated by its clinic physicians is covered by the Non-Profit Institutions Act (NPIA). The Commission has approved the publication of a Federal Register notice concerning a new FTC publication incorporating model forms and procedures for identity theft victims, as required by the Fair and Accurate Credit Transactions Act (FACTA).
April 19. 2005
- For Your Information:
Announced Actions for April 19, 2005
The Commission has approved a petition from Aventis S.A. (Aventis), the successor company to Hoechst AG and Rhone-Poulenc S.A. (RP) (the respondents), to reopen and modify a final consent order regarding the 1999 merger of the two companies. Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved the issuance of a final consent order and letter to the commenter of record in the matter concerning Preferred Health Services, Inc.
April 7, 2005
- For Your Information:
Announced Action for April 7, 2005
The Commission has authorized the submission of a response to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regarding a citizen petition filed with the FDA by IVAX Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (IVAX) on January 5, 2005.
April 5, 2005
March 14, 2005
March 2, 2005
February 11, 2005
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For Your Information:
Announced Action for February 11, 2005
The Commission has authorized the staff to file a brief as amicus curiae in Teva Pharmaceuticals USA, Inc. v. Pfizer, Inc., Case No. 04-1186 (Fed. Cir.) in support of Teva’s petition for rehearing or rehearing en banc.
February 4 2005
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For Your Information:
Announced Action for February 4, 2005
Following a public comment period, the Commission has approved a final consent order in the matter concerning Genzyme Corporation and ILEX Oncology, Inc.
January 14, 2005
Last Updated:
Friday, October 6, 2006
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