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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800 More Entities Seek War-Tied Supply Consultation as Future Anxiety Spreads
Japan’s health and economy ministries said on May 18 that the number of medical products judged to be affected by supply disruptions linked to the Middle East war has risen to 74, up by one from the previous week. At…
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