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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Japan Tightens Oversight of Mounjaro Resales: Health Minister
Japanese Health Minister Kenichiro Ueno said on June 5 that the government is aware of the growing resale of Eli Lilly Japan’s diabetes drug Mounjaro (tirzepatide) between individuals through social media and other channels and plans to boost its monitoring…
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