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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FPMAJ Chief Calls for Uninterrupted Govt Support for Japan-Made Vaccines Even in Ordinary Times
Japan should provide seamless support for the development and production of homegrown vaccines even in ordinary times, Isao Teshirogi, chairman of the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ), urged at a government panel meeting on April 16. “In…
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