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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930 Million Yen Allocated for Amended PMD Law-Related Projects: MHLW Pharma Safety Bureau
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau earmarks FY2020 budgets of roughly 930 million yen, including the FY2019 supplementary budget, for measures related to the amended Pharmaceutical and Medical Devices (PMD) Law enacted in…
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