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Novo Nordisk, the maker of Ozempic, has enjoyed a China boom in recent years, commanding 77 percent of the market. But that kind of dominance isn’t likely to last, and Novo Nordisk’s challengers in China — both domestic and foreign — represent significant shifts in China’s pharmaceutical scene. Rachel Cheung reports on the tipping scales.
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