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 Panel OKs “Specific-Use” Drug Designation for Dexmedetomidine
A health ministry council on unapproved drugs agreed on December 20 that the α2 agonist sedative dexmedetomidine HCl (originator drug name: Precedex) should be designated as a “drug for specific use” with regard to an additional pediatric dosage. If all…
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