The Central Social Insurance Medical Council, a key Japanese reimbursement policy panel better known as Chuikyo, approved an outline of…
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OxyContin Gets Delayed Approval in Japan with Special Distribution Scheme Now in Place
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on October 29 approved Shionogi’s opioid analgesic OxyContin (oxycodone) for an additional indication of chronic pain with a seven-month delay from the typical timeline as it sees a special distribution scheme now…
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