‘Storm Of Change’ Could Propel Industry On Making Daily Oral Contraceptive Available OTC In US
Executive Summary
“It’s going to be industry people like me that have to make a decision that we're going to spend the time, we're going to spend the money to work with FDA for the many years it takes generally speaking to get these things approved,” says Femasys CEO Kathy Lee-Sepsick.
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