MHLW Panel Rebuffs Nonprescription Switches of 3 PPIs

August 3, 2018
A panel of experts of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on August 1 agreed to reject proposed prescription-to-nonprescription switches for three proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) omeprazole, lansoprazole, and rabeprazole. Rather than the safety of PPIs, many panel...read more