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Antivirals Push Up Japan’s Drug Spending in FY2023: MHLW
Japan’s overall drug spending in FY2023 was pushed up by the cost growth associated with antiviral agents including those for COVID-19 and influenza, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on September 11. In FY2023, which ended this…
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