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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Japan’s First OTC ED Drug Cialis to Hit Shelves in August
SSP said on June 10 that it will launch Japan’s first over-the-counter erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment, a switch-OTC version of Cialis (tadalafil), at pharmacies and drug stores nationwide on August 31. The product contains the same 10 mg dose of…
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