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Medipharma Altered Data in at Least 7 Clinical Trials: MHLW
Medipharma, a Japanese site management organization (SMO) found to have violated good clinical practice (GCP) regulations, manipulated data in at least seven clinical trials, the health ministry revealed on November 27. The details of GCP violations are still being investigated,…
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