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Joe Pitts: The proposed rule undermines the 'sameness' requirement in Hatch-Waxman and will result in situations where multiple…

On the recordMarch 31, 2014
The proposed rule undermines the 'sameness' requirement in Hatch-Waxman and will result in situations where multiple FDA-approved, therapeutically equivalent products will have different safety-related labeling.
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Joe Pitts
Republican · Pennsylvania

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Pitts criticizes a proposed FDA rule affecting generic drug labeling.

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