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MHLW Panel OKs Basic Policies for Next JP Edition, Due Out 2021
A health ministry panel on July 19 hammered out basic policies for the preparation of a new 18th edition of the Japanese Pharmacopoeia (JP), which is scheduled to come into effect in April 2021. Earlier this year, the Japanese compendium…
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