Industry Self-Regulation Group’s Knowledge Of Drug Types Questioned By US Homeopathic Firm
Executive Summary
Avadim Health argues National Advertising Division expects substantiation for its homeopathic topical claims at the same level FDA requires for NDAs. NAD also said although FTC’s competent, reliable scientific evidence standard is “flexible” to some degree, pain claims are held to a more rigid standard.
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