1. DISCOVERING JAPAN.
- Author
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McCoy, Michael
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CHEMICAL industry , *PHARMACEUTICAL policy , *DRUG administration laws , *CORPORATE reorganizations - Abstract
The article discusses the contention of Japanese fine chemicals makers to further their business through outsourcing. Though outsourcing of drug ingredients rises, still its drug companies have kept to their conservative ways. Another is the restructuring at some drug companies that creates separate manufacturing subsidiaries. These can be attributed to the regulation of Japan's Pharmaceutical Affairs Law to market and manufacture new drugs just like U.S. Food & Drug Administration.
- Published
- 2006
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