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MHLW to Update Decade-Old Generic Roadmap, Add Blueprint for Biosimilars
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will soon publish a renewed “roadmap” for promoting generic usage in a move to accommodate the updated numerical targets set this March. The ministry also plans to lay out a separate roadmap…
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