REGULATORY
Japan Requests Self-Inspections for All Generic Firms; Report Due by October-End
Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labor and Welfare (MHLW) issued a notification on April 5 requesting all 172 generic drug manufacturers in the country to carry out a fresh self-inspection on whether their actual production and testing comply with authorized methods.…
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