Dosing Device Paradigm Shifts For Liquid OTCs In Wake Of Safety Concerns
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
OTC drug manufacturers must consider a dosing device as a primary element of liquid product packaging to improve consumer safety through proper dosing, industry stakeholders say
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