FDA Adds OTC Monograph Staff By Shifting CDER Appropriations
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
CDER will add five staff members to expand to 23 the number committed to working on the monograph program, an unexpected development for the OTC industry especially in light of FDA's proposals for monograph program user fee.
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