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The European Medicines Agency on Friday said it found no evidence linking GLP-1 receptor agonists with suicidal thoughts and actions, following a review of patients taking Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide and liraglutide, and Eli Lilly’s dulaglutide and AstraZeneca’s exenatide.
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Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated (Nasdaq: VRTX) today announced that management will present at the 40th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Monday, January 10, 2022 at 9:00 a.m. ET.
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