FDA Warns Pharmagel, Updates Webpage On Drug-Claim Violations
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Pharmagel's name and billing as "pharmaceutical grade anti-aging skin care" may have drawn FDA's attention, but benefits cited in the agency's warning letter – including collagen- and elastic-building claims – are consistent with FDA's enforcement action against other companies so far in 2015.
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