FDA's Unlikely Defenders
This article was originally published in RPM Report
Executive Summary
The primacy of FDA-approved labeling has an unlikely advocate. The Washington Legal Foundation is joining the EPO coverage dispute to tell CMS not to step into FDA’s turf.
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