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A history of nonprescription product regulation / W. Steven Pray

Catalog Data

Author:
Pray, W. Steven  Search this
Physical description:
xviii, 279 p. : ill., ports. ; 23 cm
Type:
Books
Place:
United States
Date:
2003
C2003
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
Topic:
Drugs, Nonprescription--Law and legislation--History  Search this
Data Source:
Smithsonian Libraries
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_sil_796175