Epidiolex Almost Didn't Get Proprietary Name Because Of Confusion With OTC Pedia-Lax
Executive Summary
US FDA's lead name reviewer laid out slew of reasons why the two names could be confused; her bosses agreed with the individual points, but felt that mitigation measures to avoid confusion were sufficient when considered holistically.
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