Prilosec 1 Self-Selected Correctly By 81% Of Actual Use Study Participants
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
Eighty-one percent of 866 participants in the Prilosec 1 actual use study correctly chose the heartburn medication as appropriate for them to use, Procter & Gamble OTC Drug Development Director Douglas Bierer, PhD, reported (See chart: "1The Prilosec 1 NDA: Take 2")
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