AMR Threat Prompts EU, US And Japan To Join Forces To Align Data Requirements For New Drug Developers
Executive Summary
EU, US and Japanese regulatory agencies will provide advice to developers of antibiotics that is consistent with the agreements they have reached on aligning their data requirements.
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