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MHLW Panel Wary of Non-Prescription Switches for Diquas, Mucosta
A health ministry panel has begun discussing the prescription-to-nonprescription switches of two eye drops as the first batch of medicines subject to a new expedited Rx-to-OTC switching scheme rolled out last year. Diquafosol sodium (brand name: Diquas) and rebamipide (Mucosta)…
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