Japan plans to revise its definition of “vaccines of high development priority.” The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW)…
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Deputy Mayor of Ikoma Proposes Reduction of Dispensing Fees for Pharmacies With Low Generic Dispensing Rates
A study group formed by members of the Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) to consider measures to promote the use of generic drugs met at party headquarters on June 28. Masashi Komurasaki, deputy mayor of Ikoma, Nara Prefecture, delivered a talk…
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