Japan’s cost-effectiveness assessment (CEA) panel has approved a revised handling policy for the CEA system for FY2026, with the health…
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Metformin Cancer Risk Acceptable at 1 in 550,000 Patients: NIHS Assessment
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) reported on September 30 the results of a health impact assessment of products containing the diabetes drug metformin in which the carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA) has been detected, saying that using 1,500 mg…
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