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Novo’s Obesity Med Wegovy Skips Listing Again in August
Novo Nordisk’s GLP-1 agent Wegovy (semaglutide) will not join the NHI price list in the upcoming August round of listing. It is the second time that the company has skipped its listing since the product won Japanese approval in March…
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