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Japan to scrap rule requiring testing of new drugs on Japanese (asia.nikkei.com)

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Dropping slow process in early clinical trials would make medicines available sooner

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[–] regul@lemm.ee 2 points 1 year ago

Wouldn't Japan have decades of data to analyze, though? Comparison of the global vs Japanese trials, any detected differences once released, etc. It's not like they're making this decision blind.