McNeil Supports Separate Alcohol, Stomach Bleeding Warnings For Ibuprofen
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
McNeil Consumer & Specialty Pharmaceuticals endorses separate warnings for alcohol-related stomach bleeding and general gastrointestinal bleeding for 200 mg ibuprofen because the statements would target separate populations, the firm states in Sept. 2 comments to FDA
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