Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Novo Nordisk Curbs Insulin Shipments Due to Surge in Demand for Diabetes Meds
Novo Nordisk Pharma has started restricting shipments of some versions of two insulin brands NovoRapid (insulin aspart) and Fiasp (insulin aspart) from November 16 on the back of growing global demand for the company’s diabetes care products. In a letter…
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