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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New Draft Guidance Provides Detailed (and Burdensome) Recommendations for Chemical Assessments to Support Medical Device Biocompatibility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 can also be useful in evaluating a change to the materials or manufacturing of a device. FDA suggests that test articles represent the worst-case manufacturing process, and provide the examples that the device undergoes the greatest number of sterilization and/or reprocessing cycles.

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Urinary Incontinence Revisited: George Kuchel & Alison Huang

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Incontinence and avoiding issues can present in an older individual, in some cases, just like they do a younger person. But then there is incontinence, which is the same term, same word, but actually presents as a geriatric syndrome. Do you screen for lower urinary tract symptoms, incontinence, and if so, how? Eric 08:05 Yeah.

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Will We Ever Have Widespread OTC COVID Testing in America?

FDA Law Blog

The good news is that the NIH’s program is real and has been offering helpful assistance to manufacturers seeking to obtain Emergency Use Authorization (EUA) approval from FDA for OTC rapid antigen tests. 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

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Alex 00:59 And I met all three of you and watched you do a presentation about psilocybin research at the Congress International Desens Palliative Miguel. Alex 06:03 Is psilocybin that’s used for medicinal purposes in your studies, for example, is that manufactured or is it derived directly from mushrooms? So when we did have.

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Every Claim You Make, Every Step You Take…CVM Will Be Watching You

FDA Law Blog

Elanco is the manufacturer of recently approved Zenrelia (ilunocitinib tablets) (September 2024), which is indicated for control of pruritus associated with allergic dermatitis and control of atopic dermatitis in dogs at least 12 months of age. Further, information presented on the adverse reaction data was inconsistent with the PI.