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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Three Sent to Prosecutors over Alleged Illegal Mounjaro Sales
Three people, including a 35-year-old Osaka woman, were referred to prosecutors on June 2 on the suspicion of illegally selling and storing the diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide). All three have admitted to the allegations, according to the Osaka Prefectural Police.…
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