The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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Downloads of FPMAJ’s E-Labeling App on Track to Target 50,000 as Legal Enforcement Approaches
With new e-labeling regulations set to be enforced next month, a “GS1” barcode-reading app to access electronic prescribing information developed by the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ) had racked up more than 45,000 downloads as of July…
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