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Researchers Propose Solutions to Improve GLP-1 RA Access

Physician's Weekly

Cost-sharing and education may improve access to GLP-1 therapies for obesity, but systemic barriers remain, requiring broader policy and clinical reforms. Other Persistent Barriers & Potential Solutions In another article not presented at the meeting, Stephanie W. They published their insights in Nature Medicine.

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Avoiding a global chocolate disaster: How tracing and recalls avoided a worldwide Salmonella outbreak

Medical Xpress

Like any other manufactured food product, chocolate can be contaminated if key ingredients or processes break down.

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Is my Software a Medical Device? Use the Digital Health Policy Navigator

FDA Law

If you are a manufacturer of implants that go into the human body for the treatment of disease, it’s an easy yes that you are a manufacturer of a medical device. Please check out FDA’s presentation on this very topic – Is My Product a Medical Device? Clinical Decision Support Software.

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law

This discussion paper is not the first time that FDA has grappled with the tricky regulatory questions presented by 3D printing. In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.”

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The Most Engaging Decision You’ll Read All Year – Five Stars

FDA Law

FDA , Petitioners, a liquid nicotine manufacturer, sued FDA arguing that the Agency was arbitrary and capricious in rejecting the Petitioner’s Premarket Tobacco Application (“PMTA”) in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”). FDA also directed manufacturers to produce detailed marketing plans.

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FDA Publishes Discussion Paper Seeking Feedback on 3D Printing of Medical Devices at the Point of Care

FDA Law

This discussion paper is not the first time that FDA has grappled with the tricky regulatory questions presented by 3D printing. In October 2014, FDA held a public workshop titled “Additive Manufacturing of Medical Devices: An Interactive Discussion on the Technical Considerations of 3D Printing.”

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Change is Inevitable – Plan Ahead: An Assessment of FDA’s Draft Guidance on Predetermined Change Control Plans for Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning-Enabled Device Software Functions

FDA Law

Manufacturers should be able to verify and validate the proposed modifications within their existing quality system. Post-market, manufacturers can make modifications consistent with the PCCP and document the modification in accordance with their quality system, without the need for a new marketing submission.