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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Gerald Imray

Big Pharma's Johnson & Johnson under investigation in South Africa over 'excessive' drug prices

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U.S.-based pharmaceuticals company Johnson & Johnson is being investigated in South Africa for allegedly charging “excessive” prices for a key tuberculosis drug, the country's antitrust regulator said Friday.

J&J's Belgium-based subsidiary Janssen Pharmaceuticals is also under investigation, South Africa's Competition Commission said.

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