Victoza Approved In China: Novo Nordisk Gears Up To Conquer China's Diabetes Market

SHANGHAI - Denmark's Novo Nordisk AS announced March 15 that its human glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) analogue Victoza (liraglutide) was granted regulatory approval from China's State FDA, and plans to launch the anti-diabetes drug in the second half of this year