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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Novo Nordisk spent $11 million on doctors to promote Ozempic and similar drugs; China offers foreign drugmakers an olive branch

Novo Nordisk paid for meals and travel for thousands of doctors to promote Ozempic and other weight loss-inducing diabetes drugs.
Source: Alex Hogan/STAT

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