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Asian Regulatory Harmonization Underutilized by Japan Drug Makers, Priorities on Western Markets

By Kazuhiro Chiboshi and Takashi Ohama November 14, 2022

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Japan has been stepping up efforts to create regulatory harmonization schemes with Asian countries over the past decade, but these arrangements have been largely untapped by domestic drug makers, Jiho has learned. The main reasons seem to be a lack…

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