REGULATORY

74 Suspected Violations Found in Sales Reps’ Advertising Activities: MHLW

May 21, 2019
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) found a total of 74 suspected violations in ethical drug advertising activities by sales reps during an eight-month monitoring period in FY2018. According to the report on the monitoring project on ethical…

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