Japan plans to revise its guidelines on the drone delivery of medicines later this month, which would mark the first revision since they were established two years ago. Service providers are closely watching how they will be revised, with calls…
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JMA Vice Pres. Nakagawa Urges Pharmacies to Rigidly Check Medical Exam History of Epadel OTC Buyers
With two switch OTC versions of the hyperlipidemia treatment Epadel (ethyl icosapentate) approved in December last year as Japan’s first switch OTC drugs for a lifestyle disease, self-check sheets, which will be filled out by buyers upon the purchase of…
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