Basel, March 23, 2021 — On Saturday, March 6, 2021, SonntagsBlick published an interview with Novartis Chairman Joerg Reinhardt, Ph.D., in connection with the 25th anniversary of the founding of the company. In the interview, Mr. Reinhardt was asked about the company’s $678 million settlement last year with the United States Government, which resolved claims that during the time period from 2002 to 2011, Novartis used certain promotional programs as a way improperly to induce doctors to prescribe Novartis products, in violation of US anti-kickback law.
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