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Monitoring Panel to Require MHLW's Periodic Reports on Products Designated for Sakigake Review, Conditional Early Approval
An independent monitoring committee of the Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 15 agreed on the scope of periodic reports it will receive from the ministry to fulfill its mission of ensuring pharmaceutical safety and preventing the…
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