NZ Plans Major Regulatory Overhaul, New Independent Agency
Executive Summary
The New Zealand health ministry has launched a consultation on a wide-ranging overhaul of the therapeutic product regulatory system. The new scheme, which will take a few years to put into place, will fill a number of regulatory gaps, set up a new independent drugs and devices agency, and generally bring New Zealand into line with other regulatory systems around the world.
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