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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Takeda to Resume MR Vaccine Shipments in June after Potency Issue
Takeda Pharmaceutical said on March 27 that it expects to resume shipments of its measles-rubella (MR) vaccine around June, following corrective measures taken to address a decline in measles potency that led to an ongoing suspension. Shipments of Freeze Dried…
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