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MHLW Wants to Encourage Non-Monitoring Facilities to Report Inappropriate Drug Promotion
A health ministry study group will conduct a survey on the reporting system of drug makers’ inappropriate drug sales activities from “non-monitoring” medical institutions and pharmacies, which do not have monitors posted, in order to promote such reports and improve…
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