Japan Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Safety Bureau Budget Down 3.4%
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The 2014 budget for MHLW’s Pharmaceutical Affairs and Food Safety Bureau decreased by 3.4% from the previous year to roughly ¥8.7 billion, with the government’s framework of priorities requiring increased funding for information provision at pharmacies, the monitoring of illegal pharmaceutical Internet sites, and the acceleration of orphan drug development.