FDA OTC office, national uniformity in pending amendment to Senate FDA reform bill.
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA OTC OFFICE WOULD BE CREATED UNDER FDA REFORM BILL AMENDMENT pending introduction by Sen. Judd Gregg (R-N.H.) to Labor & Human Resources Committee Chairman James Jeffords' (R-Vt.) FDA reform legislation (S 830). During a June 11 mark-up of the "Food and Drug Administration Modernization Act of 1997," which was dedicated to opening statements by Senate Labor Committee members and a brief discussion of "non-controversial" topics related to the bill, Gregg's proposed establishment of an OTC office was one of 68 "pending" amendments set aside for possible debate when the mark-up resumes.