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Japanese Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno on October 9 cautioned against prescribing excessive supplies of medicines to foreign tourists for use after they return home, amid reports of more foreign visitors seeking cheaper prescriptions of diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) in Japan.…
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