CRA consultants analyzed market power and alleged anticompetitive conduct for a CNS therapy. In defining the relevant antitrust market, our work accounted for indicators of competition among branded pharmaceutical products, including market positioning, factors driving physician choice, development of new approved indications, and competition for formulary listing. Also considered were effects on demand resulting from the change in the form of competition upon the launch of generic products.
Anticompetitive conduct and patents listed in the Orange Book
Branded pharmaceutical manufacturers are required by law to list all patents in the Orange Book that cover an approved drug product. However,...