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Drugmaker Novo Nordisk warns U.S. legislation could make business difficult

Published 11/01/2017, 04:24 AM
Updated 11/01/2017, 04:30 AM
© Reuters. Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen speaks during the presentation of the 2016 results at the company's headquarters in Bagsvaerd
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COPENHAGEN (Reuters) - Drugmaker Novo Nordisk (CO:NOVOb) said on Wednesday that new legislation being prepared in some U.S. states to improve pricing transparency could potentially impact business in its key market.

"If the transparency bills lead to a disclosure level that is too excessive, it becomes difficult to do business, for instance, if we have to publicly share what is in our contracts," Chief Executive Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen told reporters.

© Reuters. Danish healthcare company Novo Nordisk CEO Lars Fruergaard Jorgensen speaks during the presentation of the 2016 results at the company's headquarters in Bagsvaerd

"A couple of states like Nevada and California have pursued transparency bills where we have to disclose, basically, how we do business," he said.

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