US sues Dr. Reddy, Glenmark, Sun Pharma for price-fixing

US authorities on alleged price cartelisation by Indian generic drugmakers, have named five pharmaceutical companies including Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories, Emcure Pharmaceuticals, Glenmark Pharmaceuticals, Sun Pharmaceuticals and Zydus Cadila Pharmaceuticals  in a lawsuit for artificially inflating generic drug price in the US.

These drug makers are facing an anti-trust probe for price-fixing and could face criminal charges and penalties if found guilty. The lawsuit specifically mentions names of two top pharma executives, MD of Emcure, Satish Mehta and Executive Director of Mylan NV, Rajiv Malik.

This comes as another challenge to the Indian pharmas who are already facing stricter regulations from USFDA while trying to expand their market share in the US generic space. It is also expected that the investigators would expand their probe into other generic companies and their executives.