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MHLW Requires Municipalities to Compile Generic Promotion Plans for Welfare Recipients
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) sent out notifications on March 31, requiring municipal governments to draw up plans to encourage the use of generics by people on welfare if their volume-based generic shares among beneficiaries fail to…
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