Novartis agrees to $642mn US settlement over kickbacks

“For more than a decade, Novartis spent hundreds of millions of dollars on so-called speaker programs, including speaking fees, exorbitant meals and top-shelf alcohol that were nothing more than bribes to get doctors across the country to prescribe Novartis’ drugs,” said acting US Attorney Audrey Strauss for the Southern District of New York.

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