LEXICON
No.135 September 9, 2013

Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council (PAFSC)
薬事・食品衛生審議会
Pharmaceutical Affairs Council
薬事分科会
First Committee on Drugs
医薬品第一部会
Second Committee on Drugs
医薬品第二部会
Committee on Non-prescription Drugs
一般用医薬品部会

The Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Sanitation Council (PAFSC;薬事・食品衛生審議会) is one of six councils (審議会) organized under the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) as advisory organizations. It is composed of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Council (薬事分科会) and the Food Sanitation...

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