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Meiji, Again, Halts Supply of Kobayashi Kako-Made Drugs after On-Site Inspections
Meiji Seika Pharma said on December 22 that it will temporarily stop the shipment of 13 APIs/43 products manufactured by Kobayashi Kako after health and prefectural authorities started on-site inspections into the partner’s manufacturing practices. Meiji had halted shipments to…
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