Japan introduced a new health coverage scheme for long-listed products (LLPs) on October 1. A survey of generic drug makers…
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JPA Wary of FPMAJ Pitch to Allow Non-Pharmacists as Drug Production Managers
The pharmaceutical industry has put forward a legal change to allow non-pharmacists to be designated as production managers at manufacturing sites, but a group of pharmacists urge caution on the proposal. The Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan (FPMAJ)…
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