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LDP Lawmakers Deplore Reported GMP Issues at Sawai
Some members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) on September 7 aired their disappointment about recent media reports that Japanese generic giant Sawai Pharmaceutical violated GMP regulations over its gastric ulcer drug teprenone, according to informed sources. In July,…
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