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Merck & Co Tests Januvia, Amid 'Drug Lag' Concerns

August 2006 | Market Trend Analysis

US drug major Merck & Co has begun trials in Japan for its novel antibiabetic sitagliptin, branded in global markets as Januvia. The orally administered drug, a first-in-class dipeptidyl peptidase-IV inhibitor, represents an advance in blood glucose regulation therapies. Januvia recently received its first marketing authorisation in

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