Novartis takes aim at Indian drug companies over Entresto generics
Swiss pharmaceutical company Novartis has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against three Indian rivals in a US federal court over proposed generics of its heart failure drug Entresto (sacubitril/valsartan).
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