Dozens of attorneys general file an anti-trust lawsuit again

yesterday, attorneys general in 36 states — including delaware, maryland, and virginia — filed an antitrust lawsuit 47 abc justina coronel has details. track 1 suboxone was approved by the f-d-a in 2002 — to treat addiction to heroin and prescription painkillers — it’s a mix of buprenorphine and naloxone. but an anti-trust lawsuit filed thursday — alleges that the maker of the drug indivior — teamed up with monosol rx — and switched suboxone from a tablet version to a film that dissolves in your mouth. the lawsuit claims it was an unnecessary change that has strengthened indivior’s position closer to a monopoly. they made a slightly different version of it that really didn’t have any medical benefit but they used their power in the market place to get prescribers such as doctors to prescribe this new version and allow the generic manufacturers from being able to compete. track 2 delaware attorney general denn says the process is called “product topping,” which results in an increase in price that has been artificially inflated. i and 35 other state attorney generals have filed suits trying to get the company to stop inflating the price and to pay to back for the period of time they have been illegally inflating the price. track 3 the lawsuit alleges that inidivior is in violation of the sherman anti-trust act — by prevention fair competition in the marketplace. in response to the lawsuit, indivior said in a press release “the company intends to continue to vigorously defend its position.” the other company, monosol rx said quote “we believe that the allegations in the complaint are wholly without merit and the suit is both factually and legally deficient…i think it is important to add that suboxone sublingual film is a product which has saved countless lives since its approval by the fda in 2010.” justina coronel 47 abc. for the entire statements from both companies, head over to our website at 47 abc dot com. police say they are investigating an armed robbery that happened