Spotlight On... FDA warning letter puts Ipca Labs under fire for widespread data manipulation; Lundbeck steps closer to new Rexulti use; Pernix eyes potential sale; Richter churns out a profit; and more...

FDA inspectors have cracked down on data manipulation and falsification at a number of manufacturing facilities in India, but a new warning letter for three Ipca Laboratories plants shows the problem was rampant there--and enforced by senior managers in the quality-control unit to keep product supply flowing. More from FiercePharmaManufacturing

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