Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) on March 5 unveiled the revised NHI prices for drugs subject to…
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MHLW Panel Hails Use of Clinical Research Data for Regulatory Submissions, but Wants Requirements to Ensure Safety
Towards the amendment of the Clinical Research Law five years after its 2018 enforcement, a health ministry panel on March 17 discussed a mechanism that would allow the use of data yielded from non-registration clinical research in regulatory filings, with…
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