Some OTC Switch Benefits Are Intangible, But Influential – CDER’s Ganley
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily & The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Non-measurable benefits can tip the scales in the benefit-risk consideration of an OTC switch NDA, suggests Charles Ganley, director of CDER's Office of Drug Evaluation. One way to look at non-measurable benefits is OTC ingredients "lower the threshold” for patient “misery” prior to seeking relief, he says.