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Japan Compiles First Biosimilar Roadmap
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) unveiled its first roadmap dedicated to spreading the use of biosimilars at a meeting by the Social Security Council on September 30. The biosimilar roadmap lists up initiatives aimed at achieving the…
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