FDA Withdraws Gastrointestinal, Oncology Drug Guidances
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
The agency is withdrawing a total of six out-of-date guidances from the 1970s and 1980s. Four of the guidances are in the gastrointestinal drug class and include topics such as antacids, laxatives and antidiarrheal drugs.
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