12 July 2013 (12:14 UTC-07 Tango)/04 Ramadan 1434/21 Tir 1391/05 Ji-Wie (6th month) 4711

University officials have admitted that the Swiss company, Novartis Pharma, manipulated their research on the blood pressure drug Diovan.

An investigation into a Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine study, says the conclusions are wrong about Diovan being better at reducing brain strokes and angina than other drugs.

Japan’s Health Ministry is creating a panel of medical experts to investigate other claims that drug companies have been twisting the results of clinical studies concerning their drugs.