Gottlieb Recognizes OTC Monograph Woes During Confirmation Hearing
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA commissioner nominee Scott Gottlieb agreed that the OTC drug monographs constitute “a system that is in need of modernization” during his April 5 confirmation hearing before the Senate HELP Committee. HELP Democrats tested the FDA commissioner nominee’s willingness to “stand up to the administration” and probed potential conflicts of interest.
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