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Ex-PMDA Chief Kondo, Credited with Eliminating Japan’s Drug Lag, Dies at 79
Tatsuya Kondo, former chief executive of the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) who spearheaded the agency for over a decade, speeding up its regulatory reviews to the world’s top level, died from prostate cancer on September 26. He was…
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