Novartis Takes On Colombia Over Glivec Pricing
Executive Summary
Novartis is taking Colombian authorities to court over moves to cut the price of its anticancer Glivec (imatinib) and warns that the intellectual property rights of other products are under threat. Companies selling hepatitis C drugs should pay attention as their products could be next to face similar measures.
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