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Novartis Paid 18.3 Billion Yen to Doctors, Medical Institutions in 2014

September 14, 2015
Novartis Pharma said on September 11 that it made payments totaling 18.39 billion yen to medical institutions and healthcare professionals in 2014. The Japan unit of Swiss giant Novartis AG spent 8,114 million yen in R&D expenditures including clinical trial…

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