Citizen Petition to the US Food and Drug Administration to Change Prescribing Guidelines: The Metformin Experience.

The article discusses citizen petition to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to change prescribing guidelines. It says that the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution guarantees the right of the people...to petition the Government for a remedy of grievances. It adds that individuals have the right to address their concerns by directly petitioning the FDA when it comes to the control of drugs and protection of public health.