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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) filed a criminal complaint with Tokyo prosecutors against Novartis Pharma and an unspecified employee or employees on January 9 over alleged exaggerated advertising on Diovan (valsartan). The ministry suspects that the use…
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