1.   After the group pulled out, the judge made an order ending the exemption of medicines from price maintenance.

2.   Partly this reflects the lack of enthusiasm among manufacturers toward any erosion of retail price maintenance.

3.   There is retail price maintenance by the manufacturer, both maximum price and minimum price.

4.   There is one particular practice that has been singled out for special treatment and that is resale price maintenance.

5.   Asda, in its effort to provide value products, recently challenged artificial price maintenance of non-prescription drugs by slashing the price of Anadin paracetamol, a mild painkiller.

6.   She said she rejected the argument that retail price maintenance often benefited consumers by supporting dealer networks that are able to provide better advice and service.

7.   Yet, he said, resale price maintenance could benefit consumers.