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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Japan Diabetes Society Crosses Out SMART Study from Its Guidelines
The Japan Diabetes Society said on February 21 that it has removed citations of the SMART clinical trial on the blood pressure drug Diovan (valsartan) from its diabetes treatment guidelines due to the retraction of the study.The move came soon…
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