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MHLW Issues Guidance on Proper Use of GLP-1 Drugs
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on June 16 issued notifications calling for the appropriate use of GLP-1 receptor agonists and GIP/GLP-1 receptor agonists, Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno said. The notices were sent to Eli Lilly Japan and…
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