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Japan OKs 1st DPP-4 Generic for Januvia, Zytiga Draws 6 Entrants towards December Listing
Japan approved the first generic version of a DPP-4 inhibitor for MSD’s Januvia (sitagliptin) on August 15 along with a throng of other products that had been filed towards the next biannual generic listing in December. Janssen’s cancer agent Zytiga…
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