Johnson & Johnson Waits for FDA Ruling on new Diabetes Drug
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In the segment below, health-care analyst Max Macaluso discusses the upcoming FDA decision regarding Johnson & Johnson's type 2 diabetes drug Invokana, and how the regulatory agency's opinion could be shaped by a previous rejection of a similar drug developed by Bristol-Myers Squibb and AstraZeneca .
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