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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Careful Administration Re-stressed for Inavir, Relenza in Dairy-Sensitive Patients: Safety Bulletin
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a pharmaceutical safety information bulletin on January 7, re-stressing that physicians should take extra care when using the anti-influenza drugs Inavir (laninamivir) and Relenza (zanamivir) in patients with a history of…
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