Anthrax MedKit Initiative Could Learn From OTC Studies – NDAC
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA’s Nonprescription Drugs Advisory Committee recommends the HHS sponsors of an antibiotic MedKit take lessons from OTC drug development. But many advisory panel members at an April 2 meeting did not see clear benefits of allowing home stockpiling of doxycycline to treat anthrax.
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