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Lifting of Ban on Online OTC Drug Sales Would “Create Situation of Grave Concern”: JMA Vice President Nakagawa
Toshio Nakagawa, vice president of the Japan Medical Association (JMA), expressed the JMA’s position on the online sale of OTC drugs in a regular press conference on June 5. “Allowing people to easily purchase, stock, and use high-risk OTC drugs…
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