Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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Japan Introduction of GDP Likely to Begin with Guideline that Calls on Companies to Make “Good Faith Effort”: MHLW Study Group
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) is apparently discussing the Japan introduction of GDP (Good Distribution Practice), first in the form of a guideline that will call on companies to make a “good faith effort,” a MHLW official…
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