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JPMA Calls for Legal Framework to Facilitate Use of Pseudonymized Data
The Japan Pharmaceutical Manufacturers Association (JPMA) on November 25 renewed its call for the government to establish a legal framework to facilitate the secondary use of pseudonymized information in R&D. The JPMA made the call as it was invited to…
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