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Counterfeit Harvoni Discovered in Nara Pharmacy, MHLW Investigating Route of Entry into Distribution
Counterfeits of Gilead Sciences’s hepatitis C treatment Harvoni Combination Tablets (ledipasvir + sofosbuvir) have been discovered at a pharmacy chain in Nara Prefecture, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) revealed on January 17. The MHLW issued a notification…
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