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Causes of NDMA Contamination Scandal Still under Investigation: NIHS Division of Drugs

By Ayana Kawase January 27, 2020
Many questions remain about the recent series of drugs found to be contaminated with the carcinogen N-nitrosodimethylamine (NDMA), but some facts have come to light through interviews with Director Kenichi Izutsu, Yasuhiro Abe, and Hiroyuki Yoshida of the Division of…

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