Studies on Competition and Antitrust Issues in the Pharmaceutical Industry

Lehnhausen, Ann-Kathrin

  • 出版商: Springer Gabler
  • 出版日期: 2016-11-22
  • 售價: $3,980
  • 貴賓價: 9.5$3,781
  • 語言: 英文
  • 頁數: 85
  • 裝訂: Quality Paper - also called trade paper
  • ISBN: 3658165502
  • ISBN-13: 9783658165505
  • 相關分類: 經濟學 Economy資訊安全
  • 下單後立即進貨 (約1週~2週)

商品描述

This publication examines how drug originator manufacturers manage to shield their products from competition. It characterizes the pharmaceutical industry in detail and analyzes actions that violate antitrust laws in the USA and/or the European Union. The publication examines, for example, pay-for-delay strategies, market foreclosure, resale price maintenance, but also mergers and acquisitions, while taking into account market specificities such as the unique research and development process. The study explains why drug prices sometimes remain at elevated levels even after the drug's patent protection has expired. Knowing the characteristics of such anticompetitive strategies helps customers such as health insurance companies to develop effective counter-strategies.

作者簡介

Ann-Kathrin Lehnhausen, M.Sc. in Business Administration and M.A. in Economics, worked at Justus-Liebig-University Giessen as teaching asssistant during her studies. After her graduation she started working as junior sales manager, responsible for API Exports, at a pharmaceutical company, where she combines her interest in economics with her interest in the pharmaceutical market.