A drug maker got in trouble with the FTC. If patients of the drug maker wanted to purchase its schizophrenia drug, they also had to buy its blood-monitoring services. The FTC found this to be unfair. This is an example of a(n) _______________.

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This scenario describes a tying agreement, where the sale of one product (the schizophrenia drug) is tied to the purchase of another product (the blood-monitoring services). This is considered to be anticompetitive behavior because it forces consumers to purchase an additional product they may not want or need.

A Drug Maker Got in Trouble with the FTC