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The third month into his tenure, Yasuhiro Fujiwara, new chief executive of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA), is revving up the agency’s efforts around “patient first” initiatives - one of its “4 Fs” mantra adopted under his leadership…
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