Novartis Committed To Carving Out More Indications For Cosentyx

Close To EU Approval For Hidradenitis Suppurativa

The Swiss behemoth’s chief commercial officer Marie-France Tschudin tells Scrip that the firm will keep expanding Cosentyx into disease areas “that have been a little bit neglected.”

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Marie-France Tschudin • Source: Novartis

With new indications set to roll out for mega-blockbuster Cosentyx, Marie-France Tschudin, president of Novartis AG's innovative medicines international operations and chief commercial officer, has outlined the company's lifecycle management plans and the importance the Swiss major is placing on immunology to Scrip.

About 4.5% of the global population is affected by immunological diseases and "since we've really transformed our company, this is...

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