Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has issued new guidance on how the country’s conditional approval system for pharmaceuticals will be operated under the revised Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Act, which takes effect in May. In a…
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The Wednesday TableShe had been on virtual calls since eight in the morning. The screen glowed. Her eyes burned. Plugged into Teams across time zones, she was digitally connected yet entirely isolated from the reality of Japan’s pharma market.She needed…





