Japan approved its 39-trillion-yen economic stimulus package on November 22. It does not explicitly state that the drug price revision…
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Backed by 12 Pharmas, US Nonprofit’s Cloud Platform Now Up and Running to Streamline Regulatory Submissions
Bankrolled by a dozen major pharmaceutical companies, US nonprofit Accumulus Synergy has launched a cloud-based data exchange platform to help facilitate and expedite global regulatory submissions. “Our ambition is one dossier in the cloud,” said CEO Francisco Nogueira in a…
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- Pharma Labor Group Petitions MHLW to Scrap Off-Year Revisions
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