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 to Run Fresh Survey on Drug Makers’ Responses to Promotion Guidelines
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to launch a new survey as early as this month to follow up on how pharmaceutical makers are faring in responding to its ethical drug promotion guidelines enforced in 2019, people…
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