New FDA labelling rules hurt consumers

By Brian McNicoll

Published May 10, 2016 4:03am ET

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New FDA labelling rules hurt consumers — Through tenuous regulatory authority, the FDA wants to change the current law on drug labeling, which says that brand and generic drug labeling must be the same. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File) | Sue Ogrocki

Beware of government agencies bearing gifts.

In this case, it’s the Food and Drug Administration that wants to bestow on the generic drug industry the power to change drug labeling any time it sees fit. These aren’t the labels on pill bottles we’re talking about; these are the longer, more critical and complicated labels doctors, pharmacists and other healthcare providers depend on to know about the drugs they are prescribing or providing to patients.

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