The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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MHLW Publishes Brand-by-Brand Supply Status for 130 APIs Subject to Its Restriction Lifting Request
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has put together the results of a survey on the brand-by-brand supply status of 130 APIs/specifications for which it requested the lifting of shipment restrictions late last year. The ministry hopes that…
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