FDA Risk Panel DXM Meeting Raises Stakes on Age Restriction Movement
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A Drug Safety and Risk Management Advisory Committee meeting scheduled for Sept. 14 on the potential for abuse of the cough suppressant dextromethorphan could bring the OTC industry's next regulatory nightmare
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