Takeda chief apologizes over data misuse in drug ad

Takeda chief apologizes over data misuse in drug ad

TOKYO, Japan - Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. President Yasuchika Hasegawa apologizes during a press conference in Tokyo on March 3, 2014, over an advertisement for the company's blood pressure-lowering drug that made it appear the product is more powerful in suppressing diseases than other medicines.

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