Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Metal Found in Voltaren Product Again: Novartis
Novartis Pharma said on April 16 that a needle-shaped metal object was found in one of its Voltaren 50 mg Suppo (diclofenac) products, the second such case in Japan. A patient in Chiba Prefecture, east of Tokyo, alerted the police…
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