Former Division Of Nonprescription Clinical Evaluation Head Leonard-Segal Talks About OTC Switches Past, Present And Future
This article was originally published in The Pink Sheet Daily
Executive Summary
Andrea Leonard-Segal and Melissa Furness talked with “The Tan Sheet” about the evolving opportunities for Rx-to-OTC switch and the significance of recent switches. Leonard-Segal, the former director of FDA’s Division of Nonprescription Clinical Evaluation, and Furness, a former DNCE supervisory consumer safety officer, started a consultancy to offer guidance on OTC switch programs and other regulatory areas.
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