第一三共宣布，将于2月2日起开始紧急避孕药Norlevo的非处方销售，这是日本首次无需处方即可购买此类药片。为安全起见，该药片必须在训练有素的药剂师监督下服用。
第一三共于12月18日宣布，将于明年2月2日起推出紧急避孕药Norlevo的非处方销售。该药由Aska Pharmaceutical生产，已于10月获得厚生劳动省批准可非处方销售，成为日本首款无需处方即可购买的此类药物。
购买Norlevo没有年龄限制，任何人都可以购买。然而，为确保安全，必须在训练有素的药剂师监督下服用。该药片在性交后72小时内服用，可在约80%的案例中防止怀孕。建议零售价为每片7480日元。
此举旨在改善避孕措施的可及性，为该国妇女健康管理提供新选择。关键词包括药品、健康、怀孕和避孕。
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A study published April 6, 2026, in JAMA Internal Medicine found that people seeking medication abortion often reached the same eligibility conclusions as clinicians when using prototype “over-the-counter-style” packaging and a drug facts label. Researchers and outside experts said the results add to evidence that self-screening could work, though any move to over-the-counter sales would face major regulatory and political hurdles.
A new national survey and a string of coercion cases are intensifying calls from Republican lawmakers, state attorneys general, and advocacy groups for the FDA to restore tighter safeguards on abortion medications—pressure that comes even as federal health officials say they are reviewing mifepristone’s safety and the FDA has cleared a second generic version.
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Brazil's National Health Surveillance Agency (Anvisa) has approved lenacapavir, sold as Sunlenca, for use as pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) against HIV-1. The drug, given via subcutaneous injection every six months, demonstrated up to 100% efficacy in clinical trials with vulnerable populations. The approval paves the way for regulatory steps that could lead to its availability in the Unified Health System (SUS).
继上个月专家小组推荐后，日本厚生劳动省于3月6日有条件批准两款iPS细胞衍生的再生药物——全球首款商业化此类疗法——用于严重心力衰竭和帕金森病。这些产品附带条件和时限限制，定价和保险覆盖决定随后出台；销售最早可能于2026年夏季启动。
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The National Economic Prosecutor's Office (FNE) actions to promote competition in the celecoxib anti-inflammatory market led to significant price drops and substantial savings for consumers and the state. Between 2017 and 2024, the drug's price fell 56% in pharmacies and 97% in health services, enabling 11 additional laboratories to enter the market.
日本正考虑修订反卖淫法，对购买性服务的买家施加处罚，旨在堵塞目前仅惩罚卖家的法律漏洞。法务大臣平栗博宣布计划在本财政年度组建专家小组进行讨论。该举措应对街头揽客日益成为社会问题的担忧。
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The U.S. Department of Justice filed a motion on Friday to halt or dismiss a lawsuit by Missouri and other Republican-led states challenging the FDA's policy allowing mifepristone to be shipped through the mail. The filing argues that proceeding with the case would interfere with an ongoing FDA safety review of the drug initiated by the Trump administration. Pro-life advocates have criticized the move, urging stricter regulations on medication abortion.