The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on December 12 presented a draft outline of the FY2026 drug pricing…
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“Proper Management” Essential in Company Funding of Academic Research: MHLW Official
Noriatsu Kono, director of the Office of Clinical Trial Promotion of the Health Policy Bureau’s Research and Development Division, stressed the need for drug makers to build systems to ensure that they provide funding to researchers in a transparent and…
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