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High-Prices Blockbuster Drugs: Sanders Investigates Novo Nordisk’s Outrageous Prices for Ozempic and Wegovy

April 25, 2024

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Carl Nightbridge

Washington, D.C. – Independent Senator Bernie Sanders is leading an investigation into the pricing of two prominent drugs, Ozempic and ...

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