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MHLW to Mull Use of Data from “Specified Clinical Research” for Drug Review: Official
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) will consider utilizing data from “specified clinical research (tokutei rinsho kenkyu),” defined under a recently enacted bill to regulate clinical research, as part of application dossiers for drug approval, a senior MHLW…
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