Bausch & Lomb: Universal Pricing for Contacts Is Over

Bausch + Lomb is putting an end to its universal pricing policy for contacts, also known as UPP, Healio reports.

The decision is the result of a ruling by the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit, where Bausch & Lomb, Alcon Laboratories Inc. and Johnson & Johnson Vision Care Inc. have challenged Utah’s Contact Lens Consumer Protection Act.

The court ruled in December that the law can be enforced while the litigation is ongoing.

Bausch & Lomb said in a recent statement that the law “has created a competitive imbalance by permitting Utah-based customers to sell contact lenses at rates below those who sell our contact lenses in other states,” according to Healio.

The company said it’s “disappointed” in the court ruling.

The three manufacturers argued that the law is unconstitutional. They contended that by regulating interstate transactions, it violates the Commerce Clause.

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