A federal jury in Massachusetts returned a $885 million verdict against Takeda Pharmaceuticals Co., finding that Takeda entered into an anticompetitive patent settlement that compensated a generic manufacturer to delay launching a generic version of its irritable bowel syndrome drug Amitiza, or lubiprostone.
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$885M IBS Drug Verdict Tests Pay-For-Delay Limits

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