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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Shionogi’s Xocova Cuts Risks of Long COVID by 45%: Exploratory Data
Shionogi’s oral COVID-19 treatment Xocova (ensitrelvir) slashed the risk of developing so-called “long COVID” symptoms by as much as 45%, according to the latest exploratory trial data for the drug, which received emergency approval in Japan last November. The exploratory…
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