Guides to the inactive ingredients on FDA drug labels
Two short guides on the inactive ingredients that FDA drug labels list. Both work from the public labels themselves.
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Why can a drug’s coded ingredient list disagree with its label text?
A drug label states its inactive ingredients twice: a coded list and the written text. Why the two can disagree, and how to check both. For clinicians.
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What can the labels show when a patient tolerates one version of a drug but not another?
When a patient tolerates one version of a drug but not another, compare the labels of the exact products. A label-based guide for clinicians.