The overdose of drugs in Japan
NaturePublished 1 December 1989
Masanori Fukushima
Citations46
SJR quartileQ1
SJR score18.29
SNIP10.16
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The Japanese consume enormous amounts of drugs on prescription, some of which are not legally available elsewhere in the world because of a defective national system for drug approval and dispensing.
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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.
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MedicinePharmacology, Toxicology and Pharmaceutics
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