Novo Nordisk’s weight-loss medication Wegovy (semaglutide) was approved in Japan in March. While it skipped the May round of reimbursement listing, physicians eagerly await the arrival of what would be the first new obesity drug in three decades. Other companies…
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Japan Approves Entresto, 4 Other Novartis Meds, Rybelsus, 1st Humira Biosimilar and More
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) approved a throng of new medicines and indications on June 29, with Novartis nabbing the simultaneous okay for five products including Entresto (sacubitril valsartan sodium hydrate), which carries no subtype restriction for…
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