Novartis's Entresto Voyage: Hindsight Is 20/20
Executive Summary
What caused Novartis's innovative heart failure drug to falter, missing sales targets by $30m in 2016, and how is it expected to bounce back in 2017? Scrip explores Entresto's journey and what this experience shows about the changing face of pharma's customers.
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