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Draft amendment to designated medicines and periods under pharmaceutical regulations

医薬品、医療機器等の品質、有効性及び安全性の確保等に関する法律施行規則第二百十六条の二第一項の規定に基づき厚生労働大臣が指定する医薬品及び期間の一部を改正する件(案)に関する御意見の募集について

Published: 2026-10-30 · Source: e-Gov Public Comment · Stage: Public Comment Open · Area: Healthcare / Pharmaceuticals · Impact (preliminary): Medium · Comment deadline: 2026-11-29 00:00 JST · First detected by this dashboard: 2026-10-31

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AI summary

Generated by AI from the Japanese source metadata. It is an unofficial monitoring aid, not legal advice, and may contain errors. The area, stage, and impact labels are preliminary keyword-based triage labels. Confirm every point in the original Japanese source.

Summary

A draft amendment to the medicines and periods designated by the Minister of Health, Labour and Welfare under Article 216-2, paragraph 1 of the Enforcement Regulations of the Act on Securing Quality, Efficacy and Safety of Products Including Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices was published for public comment on 2026-10-30. The stated comment deadline is 2026-11-29 00:00 JST; the listed contact is the Compliance and Narcotics Division, Pharmaceutical Safety Bureau.

Business Impact

Businesses handling the designated medicines may be affected by changes to the designations or associated periods, but the medicines and proposed changes are not identified in the supplied information.

Recommended Action

Review of the official Japanese draft could clarify which medicines and periods would change and any proposed effective date.