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PMDA to Directly Investigate Deaths Reported by Med Institutions

August 16, 2010
Korosho sent a notification to prefectures on July 29 in the name of the director general of the Pharmaceuticals and Food Safety Bureau (PFSB) announcing revisions to “reports from medical institutions required on adverse reactions, infections and malfunctions due to…

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