Causation Disclaimers Should Be In Adverse Event Reports Submitted To FDA
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Dietary supplement firms should use a script for receiving AERs and establish review protocols to ensure serious events are reported to FDA, recommends attorney Claudia Lewis. She detailed best practices for supplement AERs at a recent American Conference Institute conference.
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