Second Wind For OTC Monograph User Fees Legislation In House Hearing
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet & The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
US House health subcommittee's “Modernizing FDA’s Regulation of Over-the-Counter Drugs” hearing Sept. 13 will "examine draft legislation to establish" a user fee program to support FDA's work on evaluating proposals for additions or changes to its nonprescription drug monographs.
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