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US: “Pharma Bro” Shkreli sued for monopoly on kidney drug

By  |  October 25, 2018

Retrophin and its former CEO “Pharma Bro” Martin Shkreli are facing claims by a rival drug company for monopolizing the market for Thiola, the only drug approved to treat a genetic disease that results in recurring kidney stones.

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    Spring Pharmaceuticals filed the lawsuit on October 24 in the US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania seeking treble damages and a permanent injunction against Retrophin, Shkreli, Mission Pharmacal, and Alamo Pharma Services.

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