Shirley K. Osterhout worked as a consultant to the Gastrointestinal Drugs Advisory Committee of the Bureau of Drugs of the Food and Drug Administration. The Committee was charged with reviewing the safety and effectiveness of prescription drugs. Osterhout served as a liaison between the consumer and medical community, representing the consumer's concerns in matters of gastrointestinal diseases. Types of materials in this series include correspondence, minutes, reports, and memoranda. Materials range in date from 1980 to 1983.
Contains articles, patient summaries, tests, discussion notes, informational materials relating to poisons and drug interactions, reports, and copies of newspaper clippings. Materials range in date from 1974 to 1987.