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Article: The names of the products are different; so are the functions.(DEODORANTS: Deodorants/antiperspirants is one of the most crowded front-end categories.)(deodorants and antiperspirants)(Brief Article)
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- Chain Drug Review
- Article date:
- August 15, 2005
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WASHINGTON -- While often used interchangeably by consumers and some retailers, deodorants and antiperspirants, Food and Drug Administration officials point out, are very different products.
And, they say in the July/August issue of the agency's FDA Consumer magazine, there are different requirements that manufacturers must meet to market these items.
The FDA defines an antiperspirant as a drug that is applied topically to reduce the production of perspiration. Consequently, manufacturers are required to support the claims of their products with documented studies that must be reviewed by the FDA before the product goes to market.
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