Sunscreen monograph
This article was originally published in The Tan Sheet
Executive Summary
FDA should "move up" anticipated implementation date so that standards take effect before 2005, American Academy of Dermatology Association says in April 1 comments. "Proceedings of the UVA consensus conference, summarized in the AADA policy, represent a body of immediately accessible knowledge that should be tapped" and should "substantially shorten the amount of time needed" for FDA to draft a monograph amendment, group says. Agency postponed monograph's Dec. 31, 2002 implementation date to create a comprehensive amendment addressing UVA protection and does not expect a new effective date prior to January 2005 (1"The Tan Sheet" Jan. 7, 2002, p. 4)...