Salus, Ljubljana, d.d.
Approved Evidence
Added to Rotten Company: 8/26/2026
Conduct/Event period: December 10, 2007–October 14, 2013
Ongoing: No
Resolution status: Resolved
Resolution date: May 28, 2015
Salus pharmaceutical wholesale cartel finding upheld by Supreme Court
Summary
The Slovenian Competition Protection Agency found that Salus and other pharmaceutical wholesalers coordinated wholesale medicine prices, bids to public pharmacy institutions and allocation of public procurement contracts. The Agency found that Salus and Kemofarmacija had coordinated from at least 10 December 2007 through the 14 October 2013 infringement decision. In May 2015 the Supreme Court confirmed the Agency's findings against both companies. Sources: https://www.varstvo-konkurence.si/informacije/novica/veletrgovci-z-zdravili-izjava-za-javnost/ and https://www.varstvo-konkurence.si/fileadmin/varstvo-konkurence.si/pageuploads/letna_porocila/Letno_porocilo_AVK_2013.pdf
Evidence Weight
99.98
Severity: high
Recency Weight: 99.98316174990804
File Weight: 1