All Roads For OTC Policy Improvements Lead To User Fees, FDA Suggests
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet
Executive Summary
During update on user fee discussions with industry to support FDA's OTC monograph program work, CDER officials say "industry and public would suffer" absent new fees.
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