OTC Monograph Reform Passes House Again As Clock Ticks On Session
Executive Summary
House Energy and Commerce Democrat and Republican members who back monograph reform are co-sponsors of Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness and Advancing Innovation Act of 2018, which also includes provisions largely tracking with standalone monograph reform legislation that passed the House in July, including allowing 18-month market exclusivity periods for some ingredients, formulations or indications added to a monograph.
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