FTC (J&J) is being investigated by Inflectra ( FTC ) over concerns that the contracting practices for its arthritis drug, Remicade, violated antitrust laws. The FTC issued J&J civil subpoenas in 2017 as part of the probe. J&J said that the FTC had issued a "civil investigative demand," or CID, the equivalent of a subpoena to determine if the contracting practices were legal. The investigation follows a lawsuit filed in June by Pfizer , which claimed that J&J's contracts with health insurers for Remicade were anticompetitive and designed to block sales of Pfizer 's rival product, Johnson & Johnson .
FTC (J&J) is being investigated by Inflectra ( FTC ) over concerns that the contracting practices for its arthritis drug, Remicade, violated antitrust laws. The FTC issued J&J civil subpoenas in 2017 as part of the probe. The investigation follows a lawsuit filed in June by Pfizer , which claimed that J&J's contracts with health insurers for Remicade were anticompetitive and designed to block sales of Pfizer 's rival product, Johnson & Johnson .