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Ouch. There go our taxes.
According to officials from the health ministry on Wednesday, the Japanese government disposed of expired COVID-19 oral medications during the fiscal year ending in March, with an estimated value of approximately ¥240 billion (around $1.6 billion). Although the exact procurement cost remains undisclosed, the figure was based on prevailing market prices. The quantity discarded would have been sufficient to treat roughly 2.5 million individuals. These medications had been stockpiled at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. They were distributed at no cost to medical institutions nationwide.
According to officials from the health ministry on Wednesday, the Japanese government disposed of expired COVID-19 oral medications during the fiscal year ending in March, with an estimated value of approximately ¥240 billion (around $1.6 billion). Although the exact procurement cost remains undisclosed, the figure was based on prevailing market prices. The quantity discarded would have been sufficient to treat roughly 2.5 million individuals. These medications had been stockpiled at the peak of the coronavirus pandemic. They were distributed at no cost to medical institutions nationwide.
Japan discards state-acquired COVID-19 drugs worth 240 billion yen - The Mainichi
TOKYO (Kyodo) -- The government discarded COVID-19 oral medicines believed to be worth around 240 billion yen ($1.6 billion) in the fiscal year throug