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MHLW Issues Notification on Partial Revision of Rules for New Barcode Labeling to Be Required from April 2021
The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued on August 30 a notification to the Federation of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers’ Associations of Japan and other parties informing them on the partial revision of the implementation guidelines for new barcode labeling.…
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