United States of America: FTC investigation into Surescripts for monopolising e-prescription markets
Progress
Current status
concluded
27 Jul 2023 concluded
24 Apr 2019 under deliberation
Scope
Implementers
United States of America
Policy Area
Competition
Policy Instrument
Unilateral conduct regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
other service provider
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
competition authority
Implementation Level
national
Timeline of events
Announced Settlement in FTC lawsuit against Surescripts for illegally monopolising e-prescription markets
On 27 July 2023, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) announced it reached a settlement in its lawsuit against Surescripts LLC, a technology company that supports e-prescriptions. The company was charged with monopolising the market for routing e-pres…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
closure
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority
Announced FTC lawsuit against Surescripts LLC for illegally monopolising e-prescription markets
On 24 April 2019, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) filed a complaint against Surescripts LLC, a technology company that supports e-prescriptions. The company is charged with monopolising the market for routing e-prescriptions and the market for de…
SourceEvent type
public lawsuit
Action type
announcement
Government branch
executive
Government body
competition authority