Advertising Enforcement: US FDA Content To Let Competitors 'Duke It Out,' Woodcock Says
Executive Summary
Office of Prescription Drug Promotion is focused on most egregious issues where human safety is at stake; CDER's Woodcock also says that First Amendment issues are affecting enforcement.
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