On July 17, Japan’s Cabinet adopted the 2020 Basic Policy on Economic and Fiscal Management and Reform (honebuto). Its initial text suggested the government’s position to carry out its first off-year drug price revision next April as well as its…
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Japan to Test Ivermectin for COVID-19: Prime Minister
Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on May 6 that Japan plans to launch a clinical trial for the anti-parasitic drug ivermectin for the treatment of the novel coronavirus disease (COVID-19). The trial is expected to be led by Kitasato University,…
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