Drug Expiration Date Rationale Requested By Waxman
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Data on FDA's expiration date policies and safety/ effectiveness standards for OTC and Rx drugs are requested by Rep. Henry Waxman (D-Calif.) in a May 19 letter to FDA.
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