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Leading the pack of sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitors, Astellas Pharma’s antidiabetic agent ipragliflozin L-proline won the backing of a key health ministry panel last week, which set the stage for its marketing approval in January next year. Yet the battle…
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