OTC Monograph Woes No Surprise To FDA Commissioner Nominee Gottlieb
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
Gottlieb was asked only one question about OTC drug regulation during his confirmation hearing before the Senate HELP Committee, but it covered a large part of FDA's current concerns about the OTC market.
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