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FDA considers putting more drugs over the counter

By Deborah Kotz

 |  Globe Staff  

  March 09, 2012

The US Food and Drug Administration has a long wish list of changes it is considering for approving new drugs and making more prescription medications available over-the-counter. Here are three initiatives on FDA Commissioner Dr. Margaret Hamburg’s agenda.

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