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Diovan Data Manipulation Case Closed, Ruling Due Out in March
A court case involving the alleged manipulation of clinical data on Diovan (valsartan) by a former employee of the drug’s maker Novartis Pharma closed on December 15, with both sides of the trial making their final cases. The ruling is…
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