The overdose of drugs in Japan
- 1 December 1989
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Nature
- Vol. 342 (6252) , 850-851
- https://doi.org/10.1038/342850a0
Abstract
The Japanese consume enormous amounts of drugs on prescription, some of which are not legally available elsewhere in the world. The reason is a defective national system for drug approval and dispensing.Keywords
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