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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Japan, Singapore to Share GMP Inspection Results under Cooperation Pact
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) and Singapore’s Health Sciences Authority (HSA) said on April 20 that they have sealed a memorandum of cooperation (MOC) to strengthen regulatory collaborations, including the sharing of GMP inspection results. As key…
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