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Novo Japan Sales Renew Record in 2022 as Ozempic, Rybelsus Blossom
Novo Nordisk rang up record revenue in Japan in 2022 with sales surging 9.5% year on year to 119.6 billion yen, spurred primarily by its GLP-1 agents Ozempic (semaglutide injection) and Rybelsus (oral semaglutide), local president Kasper Bødker Mejlvang said…
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