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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Nonprescription Cialis Goes Nationwide in Japan, Now at 10,000 Outlets
SSP on August 31 began nationwide sales of Japan’s first nonprescription version of Cialis (tadalafil), an erectile dysfunction (ED) treatment, with the product now available at around 10,000 pharmacies and drug stores. Pharmacy chains that did not participate in the…
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