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Japan to Wade Deeper into Generic Industry Revamp in New Pharma Vision, Due Out Summer
With a string of GMP issues recently laid bare, the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is ratcheting up its tone for the consolidation of the scandal-plagued generic sector, planning to call for such move in its new pharma…
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