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Japan PM Touts Proposed Emergency Approval Scheme as Bill Enters Diet Deliberations
A draft bill to revise the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Law entered parliamentary deliberations in Japan on March 31, with Prime Minister Fumio Kishida stressing the significance of establishing an emergency approval system, the centerpiece of the amendment. The…
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