Novartis has appointed its former global head of M&A, Keren Haruvi, to take over from Carol Lynch as president of Sandoz US and head of North America.

Overcoming residual negative perceptions around generics, reforming Medicaid and Medicare policies that unfairly penalize generics and ensuring that “skinny label” generics can continue to be marketed are among the key priorities for Sandoz in the US, Carol Lynch, president of Sandoz Inc. and head of North America, tells Generics Bulletin in an exclusive interview.

The AAM’s 2019 report titled ‘Securing Our Access & Savings’ throws light on the monumental savings and benefits of generics and biosimilars for US patients and other stakeholders. The report urges policymakers to act to address obstacles to the off-patent industry and brings industry’s COVID-19 response in perspective again.