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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Erbitux-Braftovi Combo Now Available for Frontline BRAF-Mutant Colorectal Cancer in Japan
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