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PMDA Stops Increasing Review Staff, Current Review-Time Targets to Remain Unchanged: Chief Executive
The Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) will stop increasing the number of its reviewers this year in order to prevent its review division from falling into a cumulative deficit. Review-time targets will remain at the current levels. Chief Executive…
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