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Prioritize Alfacalcidol Supply for Non-Osteoporosis Indications: MHLW
Amid a wave of shipment restrictions on active vitamin D3 analogs, the Japanese health ministry has issued a notification to prefectural authorities calling for prioritizing the supply of alfacalcidol to non-osteoporosis indications, where drug substitution is difficult. In the notification…
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