Normal shipments will resume for all dosage forms of Eli Lilly’s GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonist Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in Japan, beginning early next month, the company and its distribution partner Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma said on May 15. Shipment restrictions will be lifted…
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