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AstraZeneca Taps Foreign Doctors to Speak on Forxiga Use Abroad
The Japan unit of British drug behemoth AstraZeneca PLC is making full use of its global network and track record to get Forxiga (dapagliflozin), the world’s first-in-class sodium-glucose co-transporter-2 (SGLT-2) inhibitor, to earn its place in the local market. Forxiga…
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