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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All Ranitidine Products to Be Discontinued in Japan as Nipro to End Injection Sales
Nipro said on August 24 that it will discontinue sales of its injectable version of ranitidine, a compound that has been hit by concerns over carcinogen risks. With this, all products containing ranitidine will disappear from the Japanese market. Ranitidine…
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