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Japan Partially Eases Rule for Use of Abortion Pill Mefeego
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on November 29 issued a notification partially relaxing its rules for the use of Japan’s first abortion pill Mefeego Pack (mifepristone/misoprostol). In Japan, Mefeego, filed by UK drug maker Linepharma, was approved…
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