Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW Orders Label Revisions for Keytruda, Xofluza and More; 1st MID-NET-Based Safety Step Taken
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 31 ordered label revisions for a batch of drugs including MSD’s PD-1 inhibitor Keytruda (pembrolizumab) and Shionogi’s influenza medicine Xofluza (baloxavir marboxil). Keytruda will newly add the risk of toxic…
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