REGULATORY

Nipro Pharma Told to Improve Biz over Violations Spanning 42 Products, Faked Records

By Yoshinori Sagehashi February 27, 2023

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Major contract drug manufacturer Nipro Pharma was slapped with a business improvement order from Akita prefectural authorities on February 24 over GMP violations that were detected with as many as 42 products. The majority of the flaws occurred during the…

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