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Public Health Groups Doubt FDA’s ACNU Proposal Will Expand OTC Access, Benefit Public Health

Public Citizen, National Center for Health Research, American Heart Association Have Concerns

 
• By Malcolm Spicer

Agency has comments from Public Citizen, National Center for Health Research and American Heart Association to consider among 182 submitted on proposed published in June. FDA set a non-binding target date of October to publish “Nonprescription Drug Product With an Additional Condition for Nonprescription Use” final rule.

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Expanding access to nonprescription drugs and improving public health aren’t likely to result from a US Food and Drug Administration proposed rule targeting those and other goals, say Sidney Wolfe and other public health advocates.

The agency has comments from Wolfe and others submitted in November to consider among the 182 submitted to the docket...

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