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Novartis Acknowledges Employees Participated In ‘Independent’ Trials
Novartis has acknowledged that employees of the company participated in five “independent” investigator-initiated post-registration trials without disclosing their relationship to the company. The...
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Diovan Data Was Fabricated, Say Japanese Health Minister And University...
Following a long series of accusations, retractions, and the resignation of a prominent professor, it now is clear that data from a large Japanese study of valsartan (Diovan, Novartis) was fabricated....
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More Bad News For Novartis Blood Pressure Drug
In the last few days more bad news about valsartan (Diovan, Novartis) has emerged in Japan. Another major study conducted in Japan– the Jikei Heart Study– will be retracted and Japanese health...
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Saying Sorry May Not Be Good Enough For Novartis
Novartis has issued a formal apology over misconduct relating to valsartan (Diovan) research in Japan, but that apology does not appear likely to satisfy the Japanese Health, Labor and Welfare...
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