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We Have an LDT Proposed Rule!

FDA Law Blog

For more than 30 years, FDA has asserted that it has jurisdiction to regulate LDTs as medical devices and clinical laboratories as manufacturers. Nevertheless, the Agency believes this bifurcated system presents public health risks, and needs to be corrected by bringing LDTs under the FDA’s general IVD regulatory framework.

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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility

FDA Law Blog

Chemical characterization identifies and quantifies chemicals that may be released from the medical device, while a toxicological risk analysis (TRA) evaluates the risks to the patient associated with the chemicals identified. Chemical characterization can also be useful in evaluating a change to the materials or manufacturing of a device.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

GeriPal

Accreditation In support of improving patient care, UCSF Office of CME is jointly accredited by the Accreditation Council for Continuing Medical Education (ACCME), the Accreditation Council for Pharmacy Education (ACPE), and the American Nurses Credentialing Center (ANCC), to provide continuing education for the healthcare team.

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Will We Ever Have Widespread OTC COVID Testing in America?

FDA Law Blog

We identified as the main culprit FDA’s requirement that these tests achieve 80% sensitivity (positive percent agreement or PPA) even when a required percentage of low positive patients are included. The NIH screens manufacturers to ensure they have reputable tests already in use in other countries with good supporting test data.

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Less than Meets the Eye: LDT Small Entity Compliance Guide Adds Little Insight

FDA Law Blog

Laboratories struggling to understand the myriad implications of being regulated as device “manufacturers” were hopeful that additional guidance would shed light on how to apply FDA’s existing medical device regulatory framework to their operations. 803), Reporting of Corrections and Removals (21 C.F.R. § 806) and Complaint Files (21 C.F.R.

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Psilocybin in Serious Illness: James Downar, Ali John Zarrabi and Margaret Ross

GeriPal

Summary Transcript CME Summary Weve covered psychedelics on the podcast beforefirst in 2019 with Ira Byock, where we explored their potential role in medicine , and then again in 2023 with Stacy Fischer, Brian Anderson, and Theora Cimino, focusing on the reasons to approach psychedelic use in patients with caution. Then fast forward a year.

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A Review of H5N1

Alabama Academy of Family Physicians

Since 2016, HPAI H5N1 has been detected in wild birds in the United States during screening efforts by wildlife authorities. This influenza infection primarily presents in cattle as decreased milk production, lethargy, and decreased appetite. For the public, cautious monitoring is recommended.