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Why Is the FDA Planning to Make Prescription Drugs OTC?

Posted on April 20th, 2012 by author  |  No Comments »

Drugs for chronic diseases are usually bought with a doctor’s prescription, but the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is now eyeing changes to this practice. They recently held a two-day meeting to discuss whether medications for chronic diseases like high cholesterol, high blood pressure, asthma, and migraine should still require a prescription. They claim [...]