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MHLW Mulls Legal Disclosure of Drug Makers’ Clinical Research Payments
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is considering requiring drug makers to report their clinical research-related payments to medical institutions, as it is drawing up a bill to impose legal regulation on such programs, which are currently not…
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