BUSINESS

Novartis Pharma Paid 22.9 Billion Yen to Healthcare Professionals in 2013

September 16, 2014
Novartis Pharma K.K. said on September 12 that its total payments to medical institutions and healthcare professionals in 2013 reached 22,948 million yen, down 3.0% from the previous year. Of this, Novartis paid 10,892 million yen for information provisioning through…

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