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REGULATORY
Govt’s Regulatory Reform Panel Discusses Access to Clinical Trial Information
Patient and pharma industry groups called for easing regulations to enable better access to clinical trial information in Japan at a working group session of the government’s regulatory reform panel on March 6. Article 68 of the country’s Pharmaceuticals and…
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