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 to Clarify Criteria for Japanese PI Waivers through Q&A, Calls for Data-Based Justifications
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) plans to issue a Q&A document to clarify when PI studies in Japanese subjects can be omitted before joining multi-regional clinical trials (MRCTs), according to the ministry’s drug review chief Tetsunari Kihira.…
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