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Japan Panel Backs Rx-to-OTC Switch of 4 PPIs
A Japanese health ministry panel on July 26 roughly adopted a report supporting the prescription-to-OTC switch of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs). Debates on the issue had been resumed earlier this year after a five-year hiatus. Four PPIs subject to the…
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