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UPDATE 1-Novartis eyes Medicines Co to boost cardio franchise – report

Novartis is considering an offer for U.S. biotechnology firm The Medicines Co, Bloomberg reported on Tuesday, a deal that could broaden the Swiss drugmaker's cabinet of heart medicines and shore up growth threatened by patent expirations. Novartis, which declined to comment on the report, is hunting for a $5 billion acquisition in the United States, two banking sources told Reuters separately without identifying a target. New Jersey-based The Medicines Co's top drug candidate is cholesterol-lowering drug inclisiran for heart patients....