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Novo Japan Chief Sees 100 Billion Yen Target Achievable on Ozempic, Rybelsus
Novo Nordisk sees plenty of opportunities that would help it eventually achieve Japan sales of 100 billion yen as it gears up to push its new once-weekly GLP-1 agent Ozempic (semaglutide) and a just-approved once-daily oral version Rybelsus, the company’s…
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