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2 mg Pen of Supply-Crippled Ozempic, 3rd Avastin Biosimilar Get Japan Listing
A 2 mg version of Novo Nordisk’s diabetes drug Ozempic (semaglutide), which has been hit by supply disruptions, and Nichi-Iko Pharmaceutical’s Avastin (bevacizumab) biosimilar will join the NHI price list in Japan on May 25, according to the government’s official…
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