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PMDA in Japan, and so on – and pharma companies need to abide by them if they want to do business with other countries. manufacturing plants, delivery vessels, cargo holdings, inventories, retail distribution networks), things go well. In these situations, drug companies, like Tom Hanks, are left with no choice but to wait.
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