REGULATORY

Japan Eyes State Funds to Boost Sakigake Review Staffers: FY2019 Budget Request

August 27, 2018

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Japan is looking to tap its state coffers to scale up its sakigake fast-track review system by increasing related staffers at the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency (PMDA) in FY2019 in a bid to accelerate patient access to innovative medicines.…

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