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MHLW Plans to Ease Clinical Trial Ad Rules, Eyes Notification by March-End
Japan is set to relax advertising regulations on clinical trial information, enabling drug makers to share investigational drug names and study codes to recruit participants under a plan endorsed by a key advisory panel. Formal guidance clarifying what communications fall…
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