Alexander Promises To Find A Path Forward For OTC Monograph Bill

By Beth Wang / June 18, 2019 at 5:35 PM
Senate health committee Chair Lamar Alexander (R-TN) told Sen. Robert Casey (D-PA) and the rest of the health committee he is committed to finding a path forward for over-the-counter drug monograph reform legislation that has stalled in the Senate. Casey brought up OTC monograph legislation during the committee’s Tuesday (June 18) hearing on a draft legislative package to lower health care costs, which doesn’t include the OTC measure. The OTC monograph bill would reform the way FDA regulates OTC drugs...


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