Korea Regulatory Shake Up: President-elect To Upgrade FDA Status, Downgrade Health Ministry
This article was originally published in PharmAsia News
Executive Summary
The proposal would expand KFDA’s regulatory oversight powers, despite pushback from the health ministry.
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