US Appropriators Question FDA’s OTC Switch Process Overhaul, Homeopathic Market Oversight
Executive Summary
Appropriations Committee’s report with Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA and Related Agencies FY2021 budget bill also reiterated concern about adding acetaminophen dosing information for children to OTC monograph. But its mentions of FDA initiative to expand ingredients available OTC and homeopathic market oversight were firsts.
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