AMA To Draft Guidelines For Dietary Supplement Sales In Docs' Offices
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The American Medical Association will establish "ethical guidelines" for the sale of dietary supplements in physicians' offices under a resolution approved by AMA's House of Delegates at its interim meeting in Honolulu Dec. 8.
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