Chronic Conditions Data Emphasize Need For Additional, Innovative OTCs
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
An NIH-funded study shows 92% of older consumers have chronic conditions, the primary target of FDA’s Nonprescription Safe Use Regulatory Expansion initiative to facilitate more Rx-to-OTC switches.
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