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Dec. 4, 2008

Obama Likely to Approach Pharmaceutical Mergers With a Dose of Skepticism

The Obama administration will likely reinvigorate antitrust enforcement, and might start with taking a closer look at pharmaceutical mergers, writes Sean Gates. - Forum Column

FORUM COLUMN

By Sean Gates

The pharmaceutical industry and President-elect Barack Obama's antitrust agenda may well be on a collision course. Just as the pharmaceutical industry is primed for a round of mergers and acquisitions, Obama has vowed to "reinvigorate antitrust enforcement."

It is certain that the Obama administration antitrust enforcers will take a hard look at pharmaceutical mergers. Obama sharply criticized the Bush administr...

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