Topical corticosteroid Rx-to-OTC switch

Safety data for over-the-counter switches of topical corticosteroid products will be discussed at a joint meeting of FDA's Nonprescription Drugs and Dermatologic & Ophthalmic Drugs Advisory Committees on March 24. The committees will focus particularly on the evaluation of the potential for hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal (HPA) and growth suppression and other systemic and local adverse events with topical steroids. The meeting will take place at the Hilton in Gaithersburg, Md. beginning at 8 a.m. [Editor's Note: To 1watch a webcastor order a video/DVD of this meeting, visit FDAAdvisoryCommittee.com.]...