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Tokyo prosecutors raid Novartis Japan offices in probe
Prosecutors in Tokyo raided offices of Swiss drugmaker Novartis on Wednesday as part of an investigation into alleged use of manipulated data to promote its best-selling blood pressure drug Diovan. Japan's health ministry filed a criminal com... More »
Tokyo prosecutors raid Novartis Japan unit in probe: Kyodo
Prosecutors in Tokyo raided the local unit of Swiss drugmaker Novartis as part of an investigation into alleged use of manipulated data to promote its best-selling blood pressure drug Diovan, Kyodo News reported on Wednesday. Japan's health m... More »