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APAC Agrees to Aim for Mutual Recognition of New Drug Review Results by 2020

April 15, 2014
The third Asia Partnership Conference of Pharmaceutical Associations (APAC) was held on April 10 and 11 in Tokyo. The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) and pharmaceutical associations from India and other Asian countries agreed to mutually recognize the results of…

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