Orally Dissolving Strips To Melt Away Heartburn? ANDA Suitability Sought
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
An orally disintegrating strip form of Johnson & Johnson/Merck's Pepcid AC (famotidine 10 mg) could be heading towards the market if FDA looks favorably upon a pending ANDA suitability petition
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