More GRASE Time For 6 OTC Antiseptic Ingredients But 24 Flushed In Final Rule
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet & The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
An FDA final rule rejects generally regarded as safe and effective status for 24 OTC monograph antiseptic ingredients regarding products intended for use by health care professionals in hospitals or similar venues. However, six ingredients on which FDA deferred its decision also are used in consumer antiseptic washes, which GRASE decisions pending in separate rulemakings.
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