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Austria, Germany Become First EU Markets to Launch Leqembi
Following the European Commission approval in April, Alzheimer’s therapy Leqembi (lecanemab) — developed by Eisai in partnership with Biogen — has made its EU debut, with Austria launching the drug on August 25 and Germany to follow on September 1.…
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