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countries on this platform. The efforts will       develop recommended test methods to be
help us understand the implementation              published on TFDA’s website for reference.
strategies and models adopted by various           /DERUDWRULHV PD\ PRGLI\ PHWKRGV DV QHHGHG  
countries to stabilize the supply chain of         or establish their in-house methods after
medicines and pandemic control materials           self-directed evaluation and verification to
and establish partnerships with other              control product quality. TFDA also continued
countries to overcome the pandemic.                to carry out risk assessments of nitrosamine
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Quality Inspection                                 were notified to prioritize assessment and
Technology                                         inspection.

Introduction of the Policy                         Implementation Strategy

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of containing N-nitrosodimethylamine                 risk drugs
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assess and inspect the risk of nitrosamine         residue analysis platform with two
                                                   technologies: Ultra-high performance

Figure3-3 Online conference sharing experience on COVID-19 pandemic control
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