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MHLW Panel Endorses Rx-to-OTC Switch of Tadalafil in Japan
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on September 18 gave the go-ahead for the approval of tadalafil as a nonprescription treatment for erectile dysfunction (ED), paving the way for the country’s first Rx-to-OTC switch in the field. The…
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