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A history of nonprescription product regulation / W. Steven Pray.

Title
A history of nonprescription product regulation / W. Steven Pray.
Author
Pray, W. Steven.
Publication
Binghamton, N.Y. : Pharmaceutical Products Press, c2003.

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Description
xviii, 279 p. : ill., ports.; 22 cm.
Subject
  • Drugs, Nonprescription > History. > United States
  • History, 19th Century
  • History, 19th Century > United States
  • History, 20th Century
  • History, 20th Century > United States
  • Legislation, Drug
  • Legislation, Drug > history
  • Nonprescription Drugs
  • Nonprescription Drugs > history
  • United States
Genre/Form
History.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-271) and index.
Processing Action (note)
  • committed to retain
Contents
Foreword / James Harvey -- Early federal regulation of food and drugs -- The predatory patent medicines -- The 1906 Pure Food and Drugs Act -- The fight against baby killers: the Harrison Narcotic Act of 1914 -- The 1938 Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act: safety required -- Differentiating prescription medications from nonprescription medications -- The 1962 Kefauver-Harris amendments: proof of effectiveness -- The FDA OTC review and Rx-to-OTC switching -- Homeopathy -- A history of dietary supplement regulation.
ISBN
  • 0789015374 (hardcover : alk. paper)
  • 0789015382 (softcover : alk. paper)
LCCN
^^2002012193
Owning Institutions
Harvard Library