Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW Panel Discusses Ways to Promote Clinical Trials
A panel of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 19 discussed Japan’s future directions for propelling clinical trials, looking at building an internationally competitive structure to implement studies and streamlining related procedures. The Health Sciences Council’s…
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