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MHLW Starts Seeking Drug Development Requests under New Scheme
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) has begun inviting requests from medical societies and patient groups to develop unapproved drugs and indications under a new development request scheme, which covers medicines not approved in any country. The MHLW…
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