Democratic candidate Sanders condemns Pfizer-Allergan deal as 'disaster'

[November 24, 2015]  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders condemned the Pfizer Inc <PFE.N> acquisition of Allergan Plc <AGN.N> on Monday and urged the Obama administration to block the deal.

Pfizer said it would buy Botox maker Allergan in a record-breaking deal worth $160 billion to cut its U.S. tax bill by moving its headquarters to Ireland.

"The Pfizer-Allergan merger would be a disaster for American consumers who already pay the highest prices in the world for prescription drugs," Sanders said in a statement.

(Reporting by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Bill Trott)

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