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It’s Time to Revise G1 Withdrawal Scheme, Rule Likely to Be Applied to Only a Few Products: FPMAJ
The time has come to revise the so-called G1 withdrawal scheme for long-listed products (LLPs), with only a few medicines expected to exit the market when the rule is first implemented in 2024, the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of…
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