The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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GSK Recalls Zantac as Preventive Measure for NDMA Carcinogenic Risk
The Japan arm of GlaxoSmithKline initiated on September 26 a voluntary recall of Zantac (ranitidine), the health ministry said on the same day. The company is currently investigating the product’s carcinogenic risks, and decided to recall the products as a…
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