Novartis AG’s Japan Unit, Ex-Employee Officially Charged For Data Manipulation

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(Reuters) - Tokyo prosecutors said on Tuesday they will charge the Japanese unit of Novartis AG and a former employee in connection with allegations of data manipulation in promoting its best-selling blood pressure drug Diovan.

The prosecutors office said in a statement that it had decided to arrest Nobuo Shiraishi on allegations he gave false data to researchers whose work was used for advertising. Shiraishi was initially detained in June.

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