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Govt’s Regulatory Reform Panel Discusses Access to Clinical Trial Information
Patient and pharma industry groups called for easing regulations to enable better access to clinical trial information in Japan at a working group session of the government’s regulatory reform panel on March 6. Article 68 of the country’s Pharmaceuticals and…
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