Zhong Guo Xin Wen Wang·2025-06-13 09:56Group 1 - The State Administration for Market Regulation announced two antitrust enforcement cases in the pharmaceutical sector during a press conference on June 13, 2023 [1] - In the case involving the raw material drug Dexamethasone Sodium Phosphate, four companies collectively raised the price from 8,000 yuan per kilogram to 13,000 yuan, resulting in a total fine of 362 million yuan [1][2] - The companies involved in the price-fixing agreement included Tianjin Jiyuan Pharmaceutical Co., Zhejiang Xianju Pharmaceutical Co., Jiangsu Lianhuan Pharmaceutical Co., and Xi'an Guokang Ruijin Pharmaceutical Co. [1] Group 2 - The Tianjin Market Regulation Commission imposed administrative penalties, including a maximum fine of 5 million yuan on individual Guo, and confiscated illegal gains from the four companies, totaling 354 million yuan [2] - Each of the four companies was fined 8% of their previous year's sales for participating in the price-fixing agreement, and four responsible individuals were fined 600,000 yuan each [2] - In March 2023, authorities also penalized companies involved in a separate case regarding the injection of Neostigmine Methylsulfate, with total fines amounting to 223 million yuan [2]