Exclusivity Period Allowed By OTC Monograph Reform Likely Up To Conference Committee
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Next step for OTC monograph reform legislation is Senate consideration; market exclusivity periods are likely focus of House/Senate conference. Separate bill to allow consumers to use health savings accounts to buy OTC drugs without a doctor's prescription clears House Ways and Means panel.
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