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Japanese Pharmacopoeia

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Ministerial Ordinances

The following English translations of Japanese ministerial ordnances are intended to be a reference material to provide convenience for users. In the event of inconsistency between the Japanese originals and the translations, the former shall prevail.

  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Safety Studies of Drugs (PDF)
  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Good Laboratory Practice for Nonclinical Safety Studies of Medical Devices (PDF)
  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Good Clinical Practice for Drugs (as amended, effective December 28, 2012) (PDF)
  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Good Clinical Practice for Medical Devices (PDF)
  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Standards for Quality Assurance for Drugs, Quasi-drugs, Cosmetics and Medical Devices (Tentative Translation :as of September 9,2005) [GQP] (PDF)
  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Standards for Manufacturing Control and Quality Control for Drugs and Quasi-drugs (Tentative Translation :as of September 9,2005) [GMP] (PDF)
  • PDF Ministerial Ordinance on Standards for Manufacturing Control and Quality Control for Medical Devices and In-vitro Diagnostic Reagents (Tentative Translation :as of September 9,2005) [QMS] (PDF)
  • PDF Regulations for Buildings and Facilities of Pharmacies, etc. (Tentative Translation :as of September 9,2005) (PDF)

Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency

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