Suspicion of rigging Public search for four major wholesalers of pharmaceuticals Delivery of pharmaceuticals November 27, 14:28
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The Fair Trade Commission violated the Antimonopoly Act on the 27th, suspected that it had been negotiating over bids for pharmaceuticals ordered by 57 hospitals operated by the Independent Administrative Agency “Regional Medical Function Promotion Organization” nationwide. I went to search for four major pharmaceutical wholesalers on the suspicion of.
Four companies, “Mediceo”, “Alfresa”, “Toho Pharmaceutical”, and “Suzuken”, are major pharmaceutical wholesalers.
According to the officials, the four companies were monopolized over 57 bids for pharmaceuticals ordered in June 2018 by 57 hospitals operated by the Independent Administrative Institution “Regional Medical Function Promotion Organization” nationwide. Suspected of violating prohibited laws.
At this time, the hospital ordered two years' worth of medicines, and the total amount reached approximately 70 billion yen.
Four companies have been discussing in advance for several years and there is a suspicion that they decided on a contractor to receive orders. The policy is to clarify the actual situation.
The market size of medicines ordered by hospitals is approximately 9 trillion yen, and most of them are delivered to hospitals through pharmaceutical wholesalers.
In recent years, the pharmaceutical wholesale industry has been reorganized, and the four groups of companies that have been searched this time account for about 90% of total sales.
Of the four companies, Alfresa and Suzuken commented, “Searching is a fact and we will fully cooperate.” Toho Pharmaceutical commented that “Searching is a fact.”
Organization “The facts have not been confirmed”
The “Regional Medical Function Promotion Organization” is an independent administrative agency under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare established in 2014.
It operates 57 hospitals nationwide, including the former Social Insurance Hospital, and 26 nursing care facilities for the elderly.
The Regional Medical Function Promotion Organization is not able to comment because the factual relationship has not been confirmed at this stage. We will take necessary actions as soon as confirmation is obtained.