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Shipment Curbs Lifted for Only 49 Products by End of 2021 after MHLW Request: FPMAJ Survey
Shipment restrictions had been lifted for only 49 products as of the end of December following the Japanese health ministry’s request to remove such measures for 130 APIs/specifications, according to an industry survey. This is 7.6% of 646 products containing…
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