As a direct result of the Kefauver-Harris Amendment of 1962, new drugs
A. had to be effective for specific disorders
B. had to be evaluated in animals for ten years before they could proceed to evaluation in clinical trials with human patients
C. had to be labeled in plain English
D. had to be sold at a significant discount to elderly patients
Ans: A. had to be effective for specific disorders
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