Danish diabetes powerhouse Novo Nordisk A/S delivered record Japan sales of 89 billion yen in 2015, up 6% over the previous year, buoyed by its long-acting insulin analog Tresiba (insulin degludec) and Victoza (liraglutide), a glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) receptor agonist,…
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