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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MHLW Unveils Revised Label Format; Notification Due Out Early FY2017
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 17 unveiled the final version of a revised format for package inserts, which will take effect in April 2019 or soon after with a certain transition period. The MHLW said…
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