Judge Denies FDA Motion To Dismiss Plan B Lawsuit
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
A federal court has denied a motion by FDA to dismiss a lawsuit claiming the agency has "unreasonably delayed" a decision on Barr Labs' switch application for Plan B
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