title: The overdose of drugs in Japan.
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.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Aichi Cancer Center, Nagoya, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fukushima
mesh_terms: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011307:Drug Prescriptions; D004358:Drug Therapy; D064420:Drug-Related Side Effects and Adverse Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D008297:Male; D009369:Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000401:mortality; D014481:United States
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents