--Novartis AG has dropped a plan to conduct a major trial for its cholesterol drug Leqvio in the U.K. in collaboration with the National Health Service and will run a global trial instead, the Financial Times reports.

--The decision followed a low take-up of the drug during the initial U.K. rollout, the FT reports.

--The Swiss pharmaceutical company didn't immediately respond to a request for comment when contacted by Dow Jones Newswires.

 

Full story: https://on.ft.com/3luXQMA

 

Write to Adria Calatayud at adria.calatayud@dowjones.com

 

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