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OTC Switching of Emergency Contraceptive Levonorgestrel Will Be Difficult Under Current System: JPA
The Japan Pharmaceutical Association (JPA) has submitted public comments on the switching of the emergency contraceptive levonorgestrel to OTC status to the health ministry, saying that “switching of the drug will be difficult under the current system,” it reported on…
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