Wednesday, September 18, 2013

Novartis eye care unit hit by China bribery claims...

Novartis says it is investigating claims that its eye care unit, Alcon, bribed doctors in over 200 hospitals in China to promote its lens implants.

On Tuesday, a Chinese newspaper alleged that Alcon paid doctors "research fees" through a third-party for fake clinical trials that never took place.

This is the second such allegation to be made against Novartis recently.

Last month, the 21st Century Business Herald claimed the Swiss company bribed doctors to increase drug sales.

The latest report was also carried by the same paper. Full story...

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