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- MHLW Approves 15 Products Including Inlyta and Tenelia
July 2, 2012
- Mandatory Generic Drug Use Still Impractical Due to People’s Lingering Distrust: MHLW
July 2, 2012
- MHLW Calls for Caution to Secondary Damage from Fainting After HPV Vaccination
June 29, 2012
- MHLW Proposes 2-Stage Discussions on Cost-Effective Assessment of Medical Technologies
June 29, 2012
- JPO Rules Actonel Patent Invalid; Ajinomoto Considering Appeal
June 29, 2012
- MHLW Talks to Drug Makers with Facilities Eligible for Exemption from Planned Power Outages
June 27, 2012
- Targets for Generic Drug Use Should Be Included in Medical Expenditure Optimization Plan: Mr Konishi of DPJ
June 26, 2012
- MHLW Orders Updates from Chugai Following Criticism for Reporting Deficiencies by Roche in US
June 26, 2012
- MHLW Approves 11 Products Including Additional Indication for Lyrica
June 26, 2012
- Median Review Time Down by About Half Since FY2007: PMDA
June 25, 2012
- Antipyretic/Analgesics Are Most Common Cause for Relief Benefits for Damage from ADRs: PMDA
June 25, 2012
- PMDA Adopts New Rule for Staff Re-Employment Effective This Month, No Uses Made Yet
June 25, 2012
- 166 Applications Received for Preliminary Interviews for Regulatory Strategy Consultation in First 9 Months: PMDA
June 25, 2012
- Claims of “Ineffective” Generics Might Be Due to Placebo Effect in Some Cases: Mr Yoshida of HIB
June 25, 2012
- MHLW to Strengthen Focus on Dementia with Budget Request for FY2013
June 22, 2012
- MHLW to Draft New Guidelines on Pharmacotherapy for Dementia
June 22, 2012
- Nichi-Iko No. 1 in Terms of the Number of Generics Listed in June; Pfizer at 4th
June 22, 2012
- 60% Rule Applied for 3 APIs in June’s Generic Listing
June 22, 2012
- Access System for Unapproved Drugs to Be Submitted at Next Ordinary Diet Session “at the Latest”: Mr Kawai of DPJ
June 21, 2012
- MHLW Calls for OTC Switch for Hyaluronate Sodium
June 21, 2012
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