Ex-Sandoz exec pleads guilty to price fixing in generics probe

Hector Armando Kellum, a former senior executive at Novartis division Sandoz, has pleaded guilty to his role in a conspiracy to fix prices for generic drugs, the US Department of Justice announced.

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Ex-Sandoz exec pleads guilty to price fixing in generics probe

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