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SIC fines GlaxoSmithKline Colombia for selling medicines that exceed the maximum established price

30 Junio, 2021

In its role as the national authority for Technical Regulations and Legal Metrology, the Superintendence of Industry and Commerce (SIC) sanctioned GLAXOSMITHKLINE COLOMBIA with a fine of 188.000 USD, after verifying that the company violated the requirements of Article 1 of Circular 04 of 2012 of the National Commission for the Prices of Medicines and Medical Devices, by exceeding up to 653% the maximum sale price of the medicine “LAMICTAL”.

The sanction was imposed after verifying that GLAXOSMITHKLINE COLOMBIA sold the medicine LAMICTAL with this extra charge in the general health social security system, affecting public finances and the fundamental rights of patients.