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An important function of the FDA is to develop and implement standards for the safety and effectiveness of all over-the-counter drugs

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Contributor(s):
United States. Food and Drug Administration.
Publication:
1982
Language(s):
English
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Nonprescription Drugs -- standards
Genre(s):
Pictorial Works
Abstract:
An employee of the FDA sits at a desk and reads the Federal Register. On his desk are over-sized bottles of aspirin and other medications, toothpaste and Pepto-Bismol.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Exhibition:
Exhibited: "Images from the History of the Public Health Service," organized by Ronald J. Kostraba, Parklawn Conference Center, 1989.
Extent:
1 photographic print : 21 x 26 cm.
Technique:
black and white
NLM Unique ID:
101447604 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A020052
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101447604