South Korea investigates Roche and Novartis...

Authorities in South Korea have raided the Seoul office of Swiss pharmaceutical company Roche for alleged involvement in illegal sales of its swine flu drug Tamiflu.

Swiss rival Novartis was also involved in the investigation by the Korea Food and Drug Administration (FDA) into pandemic stockpiling activities by corporations.

Roche, based in Basel, confirmed that its South Korean affiliate had been "visited" by the FDA. A group spokeswoman said Roche was cooperating fully with the authorities and was committed to supporting pandemic stockpiling activities in South Korea. More...

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