Japan’s key reimbursement policy panel on December 25 approved an outline of the FY2025 drug price revision, finalizing plans to…
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Don’t Take Vaccines If You Feel Ill: Safety Panels to Elderly
Members of Japan’s vaccine and drug safety panels on April 23 called for the need to send a message to elderly people with preexisting medical conditions that they should not push themselves to receive COVID-19 vaccine shots if they are…
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