Pharmacologic Class In Label Should Be Set By Formulary, Not Industry – ASHP
Executive Summary
A recent FDA draft guidance that leaves pharmacologic class determination in the hands of drug manufacturers has led the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists to offer its American Hospital Formulary System classification as an alternative
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