AveXis Inc., the subsidiary that manufactures Zolgensma, brought a “data manipulation issue” related to testing performed on animals to the FDA’s attention five weeks after the drug’s approval. (Photo: Shutterstock)
Novartis made headlines earlier this year with the debut of Zolgensma, the most-expensive drug to receive FDA approval to date.
Now, the drugmaker and its $2.1 million treatment are back in the headlines–this time facing potential criminal charges after the FDA said that Novartis withheld information about an error in testing data until after the drug was approved.
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