Novartis Pharma K.K. Says 10,000 Side Effect Cases Were Never Filed

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Tokyo-based Novartis Pharma K.K. said employees have failed to report up to 10,000 cases of serious side effects caused by its drugs for leukemia and other diseases to an internal department since 2002.

The Japanese unit of Swiss drug giant Novartis AG found this as a result of an in-house probe covering all 4,500 employees that was conducted following the revelation that workers were improperly involved in clinical trials for leukemia drugs at medical institutions.

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Read more at Japan Times.

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