Is Pedialyte considered to be a drug or a food by fda?
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- 21 Apr 2010 by gegenheimer
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- 22 Apr 2010
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- pedialyte
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It's actually considered to be a "medical food" by the FDA. You can learn more about what that means on the FDA's site:
http://www.fda.gov/Food/GuidanceRegulation/GuidanceDocumentsRegulatoryInformation/MedicalFoods/

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