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Post-Marketing Conditions Under “Conditional Early Approval System” Remain Unclear: MHLW Councilor Kazuhiko Mori
Conditions that will be imposed in the post-marketing period under the envisaged conditional approval system remain to be worked out, a health minister official said on February 9. The Pharmaceutical Safety and Environmental Health Bureau will work out the framework…
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