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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MHLW Director-General Kikura Indicates “Firm Resolve” for Structural Improvement to Eliminate Drug Disasters
In a joint interview with reporters from the pharmaceutical industry on September 9, Yoshiyuki Kikura, appointed director-general of the Pharmaceutical and Food Safety Bureau (PFSB) of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW; Korosho) as of August 22, emphasized,…
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