Pfizer to Pay $50 Million to Settle EpiPen Antitrust Claims

Pfizer has agreed to pay $50 million to resolve a class-action, antitrust case which alleged the company teamed up with others to delay the entry of a generic version of the EpiPen allergy relief medicine.

The lawsuit, which dates to 2020 and was brought in federal court in Kansas, was filed by direct purchaser plaintiffs who claimed Pfizer and its EpiPen marketing and distribution partner Mylan conspired with Teva to delay the entry of a generic version of EpiPen.

The settlement was revealed in a court filing this week.

The suit claimed Mylan agreed to delay entry of its generic version of Teva’s branded blockbuster drug Nuvigil in exchange for Teva delaying entry of its EpiPen generic. The direct purchasers claimed they paid more for EpiPen than they would have if Teva’s generic was on the market.

Read the source article at Fierce Pharma