FDA 'May Hold Private Meetings' Offer Eases Sunscreen Monograph Tension
Executive Summary
Proposed final sunscreen monograph published in February provided more clarity for TEA sponsors to engage with agency, but May publication of final guidance on MUsT for topically applied ingredients for OTC drug monograph could motivate TEA sponsors for sunscreen and other topical active ingredients to push their proposals forward.
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