PHARMA JAPAN welcomes JETRO New York’s Shunsuke Tani as a guest columnist. In occasional contributions, Tani will share his perspectives on US pharmaceutical policy, industry developments, and life in America, drawing on his firsthand experience in the US.---Hello from New…
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Transparency Guidelines: JPMA Says Requested Viewers’ Names, Affiliations Could Be Checked before Disclosing Individual Payment Information
Drug makers could adopt a two-stage method for disclosing the amount of manuscript-writing and lecture fees paid to individual physicians from FY2014, under which they would confirm the requested viewers’ names and affiliations before releasing such information, the Japan Pharmaceutical…
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