The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 18 presented a proposal to define the scope of products…
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Generic APIs at Crossroads - 4: Professor Calls for Monitoring Drugs Liable to Be in Short Supply, Drawing Up Lists of Substitutes
Measures focusing on risk management should be necessary to prevent disruptions in API supplies, Prof. Hiroyuki Sakamaki of Kanagawa University of Human Services’ Graduate School of Health Innovation stressed in a recent interview with Jiho. “Assuming that shortages of certain…
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