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LONDON -- GlaxoSmithKline PLC (GSK) was fined 37.6 million pounds ($54.3 million) by the United Kingdom's antitrust watchdog over pay-for-delay deals that held back sales of generic versions of its antidepressant Seroxat.

The fine was handed down by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) which said Glaxo made more than PS50m of payments to companies making cheaper generic versions of its anti-depressant Seroxat to delay them coming to market.

COmpETiTiON fiNE; COmpANiES TODAY

During this period, GlaxoSmithKline plc (GSK), a supplier of Seroxat, an anti-depressant medicine called paroxetine, made payments and other value transfers to suppliers of generic versions of paroxetine, which totalled more than GBP50m.

Anti-competitive conduct results in pharmaceutical companies being fined GBP45m by UK's Competition and Markets Authority

The Office of Fair Trading claims the pharmaceuticals giant, worth PS26.4billion, made "substantial payments" to three firms to stop them producing generic versions of antidepressant Seroxat.

Glaxo 'paid its rivals to stay out of the market' MEDICINE

The Office of Fair Trading alleges that Glaxo offered "substantial" payments to Alpharma, Generics and Norton Healthcare to hold off from supplying rival medicines to its blockbuster Seroxat treatment.

DRUGS GIANT DENIES 'PAY-FOR-DELAY' DEAL

These include warfarin, used for heart disease, the painkiller codeine, Piriton allergy tablets, the antidepressant Seroxat and the sleeping pill Nytol.

Elderly patients relying on drug cocktails likelier to have early death

I tried to stop taking Seroxat after two years and felt awful.

The Doctor; Doctor Gareth Smith is here to answer all your health queries. Write to him at Dr Gareth, Sunday Mail, One Central Quay, Glasgow G3 8DA. Email g.smith@sundaymail.co.uk

The studies compared the effects of St John's Wort with placebos and a wide range antidepressants, including Selective Seretonin Re-uptake Inhibitors (SSRIs) such as Prozac and Seroxat.

Banish blues; In association with the NHS

The drug, made by pharmaceutical giants GlaxoSmithKline, is sold as Seroxat in the UK and Paxil in the US.

Antidepressants 'can bring risk of infertility to millions'

I refer specifically, in this instance, to the debacle with Glaxosmithkline and the drug Seroxat. According to the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency, there is no prospect of a conviction, despite the fact that evidence shows that GSK knew of the dangers with the drug being taken by under 18s.

Letter: Your Say - Drugcompanies should be fined

The Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) said it remained concerned that GSK failed to raise the alarm earlier over the side-effects of Seroxat.

Drugs giant attacked over anti-depressant dangers; GSK 'with held information over suicide risk'