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MHLW Asks Chuikyo to Revise Evaluation for Antipsychotic Therapies in Large Dosages without Adequate Guidance

October 26, 2015

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The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) proposed on October 23 revising the evaluation of psychotherapies when antipsychotic drugs are prescribed in large dosages without adequate guidance at a general meeting of the Central Social Insurance Medical Council (Chuikyo).…

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