( April 10, 2025, 07:44 GMT | Official Statement) -- MLex Summary: Drugmakers Boehringer Ingelheim, Alkaloids of Australia, Alkaloids Corporation, Alchem, C2 Pharma, Linnea and Transo-Pharm agreed to fix the minimum sale price of active ingredient butylscopolamine bromide, or SNBB, to allocate quotas, and to exchange information. The conduct lasted for fourteen years, the Swiss Competition Commission said today. While C2 Pharma received full immunity from the fine, Transo-Pharm and Linnea won partial immunity from their sanctions. This is the first time the office fined a cartel in that sector with regard to an active ingredient. SNBB is an important ingredient to produce antispasmodic drugs for stomach pains. Statement follows. ...
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