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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Veklury Distribution via Govt Purchase to Continue for Now: MHLW
The Japanese government is to continue the current control over the distribution of Gilead Sciences’ COVID-19 treatment Veklury (remdesivir) until the drug’s supply on the normal logistics channel starts, the health ministry said in a notification issued August 5. Since…
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