FDA announces the availability of new ephedrine and "street drug alternative" documents.

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The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) today announced the public display of three Federal Register documents involving dietary supplements containing ephedrine alkaloids, and issued a new guidance to curb the use of alternatives to illicit street drugs. A Federal Register notice announcing the availability of this new guidance also went on public display today.

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