| An investigational new drug (IND) is a medicine in the clinical testing stage that has not yet received government approval. Mitsubishi Logistics provides storage, delivery and collection services for INDs. The company has a long history in handling medical supplies and provides logistical services to many pharmaceutical firms in Japan and overseas. After the revision of the Pharmaceutical Affairs Law in 2005 the company acquired a government license for the wrapping, marking |
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and storage of medical supplies. The work and the facilities involved are under the strict supervision of the company’s own pharmacists. The company’s organization enjoys a global standard rating |
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from the many foreign pharmaceutical firms which commission it to handle IND logistics in Japan. The company is also employed by Japanese firms to handle IND logistics in other countries. It already provides these services in Korea and plans to extend them to Singapore and Taiwan this year. Mitsubishi Logistics is also involved in the delivery of new drugs to the market after INDs receive government approval and go into production. |
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