Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW to Launch Panel by Jan.-End to Discuss New Rule for Online OTC Drug Sales after Top Court Ruling
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to set up a panel by the end of the month at the earliest to draw up a new rule for the online sale of OTC drugs following a Supreme Court…
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