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Novo Training Its Sights on Oral Diabetes Market with Rybelsus, Not Switches from GLP-1 Injectables
Novo Nordisk Pharma is looking to pit its recently launched oral GLP-1 agent Rybelsus (semaglutide) against oral rivals like DPP-4 and SGLT2 inhibitors, rather than injectables in the same class, by pitching its strong efficacy in reducing HbA1c. On February…
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