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Pakistani drug regulator 'destined to be a failure'

Experts question whether newly formed agency can bring order to pharmaceutical industry.

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Khan, A. Pakistani drug regulator 'destined to be a failure'. Nature (2012). https://doi.org/10.1038/nature.2012.10380

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