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Maker FTC Issues “Warning” to Ono over Onoact Bribery Case
The Fair Trade Council of the Ethical Pharmaceutical Drugs Marketing Industry (Maker FTC) on December 15 issued a “warning” to Ono Pharmaceutical after two of its employees were found guilty over bribery charges linked to the company’s anti-arrhythmic drug Onoact…
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