OTC Switch Criteria For Chronic Illnesses, Risk Factors Differ - DeLap
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Prescription drugs that treat risk factors, rather than a chronic illness, may not be ideally suited for Rx-to-OTC switches due to the danger of side effects, FDA's Robert DeLap, MD/PhD, suggested at the Drug Information Association annual meeting in San Diego June 12-13.