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Takeda Lowers Full-Year Sales Forecast for Nesina, but Says Nesina Remains “Fastest-Growing DPP-4 Inhibitor”
Takeda Pharmaceutical announced on February 4 that it has lowered its sales forecasts for the DPP-4 (dipeptidyl peptidase-4) inhibitor Nesina (alogliptin) and Azilva (azilsartan), a new angiotensin receptor blocker (ARB) launched in May 2012, to 35 billion yen (-3 billion…
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