Wednesday, April 4, 2007

UK watchdog to probe Pfizer, Boots medicines deal

(Reuters) - LONDON, April 4 - Britain's consumer affairs watchdog said on Wednesday it would investigate the UK market for distributing medicines after drugs giant Pfizer Inc struck a deal to sell its products through a single wholesaler.

Until recently all medicines were distributed in Britain through competing wholesalers, but Pfizer radically changed that model last month when it began selling prescription drugs solely through UniChem.


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