Generic Labeling Problems Targeted In US FDA Budget Request

Agency seeks legislative authority to update outdated generic drug labels when the reference product has been withdrawn.

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The US FDA has proposed settling issues with outdated generic drugs labels through its fiscal year 2020 budget request, asking for authority to change them after they become ostensibly frozen.

The agency wants the ability to update human and animal generic drug labels when the "labeling becomes outdated, including to update the uses to reflect the current state of the...

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