Drug Price Reform Concerns Novartis Pharma President Tschudin

Part 2 Of An Interview With Novartis's Marie-France Tschudin

"We are definitely worried," Tschudin said about some US drug price reform proposals. She also spoke with Scrip about competitive rebating and new growth opportunities for anchor brands.

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Novartis Pharma President Tschudin talked with Scrip in an interview

The biopharma industry is facing increasing pressure from macro issues like the lasting impact from the pandemic and debate over drug pricing. In an interview with ScripNovartis AG's Pharmaceuticals president Marie-France Tschudin weighed in on US drug price reform, competitive rebating and how COVID-19 has changed the way the industry operates, as well as on some of the long-term growth opportunities for the company's anchor brands.

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