Petitions Denied For ‘Pharmacist Category’ Nonprescription Viagra, Lipitor, Chantix
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The petitioner offers no evidence to support establishing a “Pharmacists Category of Drugs Behind the Counter” status for nonprescription sales with continued Rx distribution of Viagra, Lipitor, Narcan and Chantix, CDER Director Woodcock says in rejecting a petition on each drug.
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