Civil groups to ask for cheaper access to Glivec

11 civic groups in Korea have called for the National Health Insurance Corporation to lower the current price for Glivec of Swiss maker by 37.5 percent, ahead of the negotiation deadline (April 6) between the NHIC and Novartis Korea.

These civil groups said in a statement that there have been "significant grounds" for Novartis to cut the retail price of Glivec in Korea based on the average e...