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MHLW Likely to Tweak PMD Law Amendment Bill as Lawmaker Frowns on Order to Change Pharmaceutical Affairs Officer
Japan’s health ministry and ruling parties are expected to make a modification to a bill to revise the Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices (PMD) Law as a lawmaker is opposing a provision that would allow regulators to order a change of…
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