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MHLW Sets Volume Thresholds for Drug Orders to Resolve Generic Shortages
Late last year, Japan’s health ministry urged drug makers to lift their shipment restrictions for medicines deemed to be in sufficient supply at least by a certain parameter to iron out generic supply issues. Now, it is asking the buyer…
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