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30 September 2021Big PharmaTom Phillips

Novartis sues Chinese firm over attempts to make generic heart failure drug

Pharma giant Novartis has filed a patent suit against Crystal Pharmaceuticals after the rival sought to create a generic version of its heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan).

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