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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Avelox Gains Coverage for MDR-TB via Public Knowledge Filing
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) said on March 11 that Bayer Yakuhin’s Avelox (moxifloxacin) has become eligible for public health coverage for the treatment of multidrug-resistant tuberculosis, along with three other medicines. The coverage was granted prior…
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