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Probe Finds No HQ Instruction for Improper Patient Info Acquisition in Xarelto Surveys, Bayer Execs Take 3-Month Pay Cuts
No instruction from Bayer Yakuhin’s Osaka headquarters existed in the improper acquisition of patient information during surveys related to its flagship anticoagulant Xarelto (rivaroxaban), a third-party investigation found. The finding by Nagashima Ohno & Tsunematsu, the law firm that carried…
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