Antitrust Implications of Pharmaceutical Pricing: from Martin Shkreli to EpiPen

Corporations, Securities & Antitrust Practice Group Podcast

From Martin Shkreli to the Epipen, decisions about pharmaceutical pricing and distribution have been very much in the news of late. Much of the discussion centers on whether or not it is immoral to charge high prices. The question remains, however, about whether those business practices raise antitrust concerns. Can a high price in and of itself violate antitrust laws? What about policies that limit the channels through which a particular product is distributed? Professor Michael Carrier of Rutgers Law School analyzed these questions, noting the arguments both for and against a finding of antitrust liability, as well as discussing the particular circumstances that have raised a red flag from an antitrust perspective in some of these recent cases.

Featuring:

• Prof. Michael A. Carrier, Distinguished Professor of Law, Rutgers Law School