72It is therefore apparent from the statements of the medical experts submitted by the applicants during the administrative procedure that, although they were prescribed to treat the same conditions, PPIs and H2 blockers were used differently. While PPIs were essentially prescribed to treat the severe forms of gastrointestinal acid-related conditions, H2 blockers were prescribed to treat the less severe, or mild, forms of those conditions. It should also be noted, as the Commission observed at the hearing, that that fact was put forward by the applicants themselves in reply to the statement of objections (point 4.41(ii)(b) of the reply to the statement of objections).
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