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Online Submissions for Partial Changes of Generics to Start from October

July 29, 2022

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Applications for partial changes of generics and for orphan drug designations will be added to the list of documents that can be submitted online from October 4. The Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notice to that…

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