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A spokeswoman for the agency, Sandy Walsh, said she could not comment on the label changes.
Word of the label changes, however, had not been made public before Wednesday's hearing.
But they said label changes alone could not solve the complex problem of medication errors.
Although food label changes aren't common, the F.D.A. has allowed name changes in the past.
Lilly said it had made the label changes as a part of continuing discussions with the Food and Drug Administration.
One effect of the label changes could be to make it less likely that Medicare would loosen reimbursement policies for the drugs.
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The label change may also help to protect Lilly from future lawsuits, analysts and lawyers say.
Syd Nathan died in 1968; the label changed hands several times in subsequent years.
The label change doesn't cost manufacturers much because it mostly involves reprogramming their label printers, Yiannis says.
"The label change will not affect our coverage," the spokesman, Don McLeod, said.
Dr. Kweder said it would be simple for a maker of penicillin or doxycycline to apply for a label change.
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