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News just in: The UK’s drug regulator has approved a daily pill version of the obesity drug semaglutide (Wegovy) for weight loss.
The tablet form of Wegovy, manufactured
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Novo Nordisk and others v BT and others [2026] EWHC 1553 (CH)
News just in: The UK’s drug regulator has approved a daily pill version of the obesity drug semaglutide (Wegovy) for weight loss.
The tablet form of Wegovy, manufactured…
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