GAO Plan B Report Expected In November; Judge May Order FDA Decision
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
The Government Accountability Office will issue its final report on the investigation into Barr's Plan B switch application by the end of November, according to congressional staffers who have reviewed the draft report
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