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MHLW Study Group on Counterfeit Drugs to Discuss Issues such as GDP Later This Fiscal Year
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare’s (MHLW) study group on counterfeit drugs completed its discussions in the first half of the current fiscal year by approving a draft interim report on June 8. In later this fiscal year, it…
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