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GSK Adjusts Shipments of Hepatitis B Treatment Tenozet Due to Disaster-Stricken Plant Following Tianjin Explosion in China

September 2, 2015
GlaxoSmithKline K.K. (GSK) has initiated a shipment adjustment in Japan for its hepatitis B treatment Tenozet Tablets (tenofovir disoproxil fumarate) due to an explosion that occurred last month in Tianjin City, China, where its plant is located, it was revealed…

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