Biogen Taken To Task Over Spinraza Price In Belgium & Italy
Executive Summary
Excessive pricing is once again under the spotlight In Europe. Consumer rights organizations in Belgium and Italy have referred Biogen to the national competition authorities over “exorbitant pricing.”
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