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The health data giant IQVIA became a dominant force by gobbling up its rivals. Over decades, it feasted on upstarts with new datasets or novel technologies, growing into a juggernaut with no peer in the business of brokering Americans’ medical information.

Now, government regulators say, IQVIA’s appetite for acquisition is getting out of control — and must be reined in.

A Federal Trade Commission lawsuit seeking to block its acquisition of the digital advertising firm DeepIntent marks a crossroads for the company and the multi-billion dollar medical advertising economy it serves. The agency, which is seeking an injunction and temporary restraining order in federal court, argues that IQVIA’s data vault has become so large — and revealing — that it forms the substrate of an entire industry focused on showering doctors and patients with marketing messages.

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