Teva Slapped With €60m Fine Over Unlawful EU Provigil Delay
Fine Closes ‘Pay-For-Delay’ Investigation That Began In 2011
Executive Summary
Teva received a “package of commercial side-deals” for agreeing to halt generic competition to Cephalon’s Provigil (modafinil) throughout the EU, which it “would not have achieved without committing to staying out of the market,” according to findings by the European Commission.
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