Italy judge sends Bayer, Novartis to trial in drugs fraud probe - sources

[ASFN Admin]

A Milan judge on Tuesday indicted the Italian units of Novartis and Bayer on charges of operating a scheme to cheat the regional public health service in Lombardy, legal and judicial sources said. The charges revolve around allegations that the companies sold drugs to hospitals at inflated prices as part of a scheme whereby the hospitals then fraudulently obtained funds from the regional government. The judge also accepted a settlement request by five hospitals belonging to the San Donato Group, one of Europe's largest private hospital groups, over their alleged involvement in the scheme, the sources said.

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