Headlines: TODAY􀂃More than three-quarters of the Top 50 pharma companies conduct clinical development in India(1)􀂃Outsourced manufacturing activity in India at $100 million(2)􀂃Outsourced clinical trial activity in India at $75 million in 2005(3)􀂃Increasing drug discovery partnerships with large as well as small innovator/biotech companies􀂃Asia to account for 40%-50% of global clinical trials in 2010(4)􀂃Outsourced contract research activity in India by 2010 touches $2 billion(5)􀂃Outsourced manufacturing activity in India to cross $1bn by 2010(6)


Setting the context􀂃Improving R&D productivity concerns for innovator pharma companies􀂃Exploring opportunities for expanding pipeline while addressing costs as well􀂃Testing the waters: Outsourcing of non-core activities on an experimental basis􀂃Expanding partnerships: Drug discovery experimental programs in various countries􀂃Birth of the ‘pharma services’industry in India􀂃THE BIG MOVE: India transitions into Product Patent Regime starting 2005




Q1. Can I bring any prescription medicine into Japan with me?
A1. You can bring any prescription medicine into Japan with you without any special
procedure on condition that
(1) you bring it only for your own use
(2) it is an oral or an external medicine, not an injection,
(3) it is not any prohibited drug such as Methamphetamine in Japan,
(4) it is not any especially controlled drug such as Narcotics in Japan,
(5) and its quantity is up to one month’s supply.


Q2. How can I bring more than one month’s supply of any oral or external prescription
medicine only for my own use into Japan with me?
A2. You can bring more than one month’s supply of any prescription medicine, except
prohibited drugs and especially controlled drugs, only for your own use into Japan with
you, if you apply for a so-called “Yakkan Shoumei”, a kind of import certificate, and
receive it before you leave home.