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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MSD Files Silgard 9 for Male Use in Japan
MSD said on November 15 that it has filed its nine-valent HPV vaccine Silgard 9 to broaden its label into male usages in Japan. The company is seeking its approval for the new population of males nine years of age…
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