Ovos' Former IND Homotaurine Strikes Out As Dietary Ingredient
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA rejects Ovos Natural Health's citizen petition to classify homotaurine as a dietary ingredient, but leaves the door open for future attempts on the pathway Ovos tried to navigate – moving a substance from failed investigational new drug to dietary supplement.
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