OTC Benzocaine Needs Label Warning, Indication Change – Public Citizen
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
In a citizen petition the group asks FDA to remove teething for children 2 years and older as an indication for some benzocaine products and require a label warning for OTC monograph benzocaine products concerning the risk of methemoglobinemia.
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