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Novo, Lilly Want Reimbursement Support for Obesity Care: LDP Hearing
Novo Nordisk Pharma and Eli Lilly Japan have called for reimbursement measures to support continuous obesity management and multidisciplinary care in Japan, making the request at a hearing of a ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) lawmakers’ league on August 27.…
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