title: Survey on the tiered approach for Japanese bioanalysts operated by Japan bioanalysis forum DG2014-09.
authors.affiliation: Pharmacokinetics Team, Pharmaceutical Research Laboratories, Nippon Kayaku Co., Ltd. 3-31-12 Shimo, Kita-ku, Tokyo 115-8588, Japan.
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Niwa
authors.affiliation: Kyorin Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 1848 Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 329-0114, Japan.
authors.forename: Nozomu
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Koseki
authors.affiliation: Ono Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 17-2 Wadai, Tsukuba-shi, Ibaraki 300-4247, Japan.
authors.forename: Yoshitaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hashimoto
authors.affiliation: Mitsubishi Tanabe Pharma Corporation 3-2-10, Dosho-machi, Chuo-ku, Osaka 541-8505, Japan.
authors.forename: Tsuyoshi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Mayumi
authors.affiliation: Sumika Chemical Analysis Service, Ltd., 1-135, Kasugade-Naka 3-chome, Konohana-ku, Osaka554-0022, Japan.
authors.forename: Naohiro
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.affiliation: Kaken Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd. 301 Gensuke, Fujieda-shi, Shizuoka 426-8646, Japan.
authors.forename: Masahiro
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Satsukawa
authors.affiliation: Chugai Research Institute for Medical Science, Inc. 200 Kajiwara, Kamakura, Kanagawa 247-8530, Japan.
authors.forename: Takahide
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Uchimura
authors.affiliation: Toray Research Center, Inc. 6-10-1 Tebiro, Kamakura, Kanagawa 248-0036, Japan.
authors.forename: Yutaka
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yasuda
authors.affiliation: Otsuka Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., 463-10 Kagasuno, Kawauchi-cho, Tokushima 771-0192, Japan.
authors.forename: Hiroyuki
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Yokoi
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002623:Chemistry Techniques, Analytical / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D055432:Metabolomics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D016482:Urinalysis / Q000706:statistics & numerical data
keywords: drug metabolites; scientific validation; tiered approach