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The Wholesaling Prohibition (Potentially) Demystified? FDA’s Take on Supply Chains for Section 503B Outsourcing Facilities

FDA Law Blog

Under section 503B, drugs compounded by an FDA-registered outsourcing facility under the supervision of a licensed pharmacist can qualify for exemptions from FDA approval, labeling with adequate directions for use, and certain drug supply chain security requirements, subject to specific conditions. See 21 U.S.C. Section II at 2.

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From Surgeries To Keeping Company: The Place Of Robots In Healthcare

The Medical Futurist

Robotic nurses dressing mannequins and bed-bathing patients Delicate movement, like gently handling an elderly patient is traditionally the most challenging task to robots, who are much faster developing in intellectual tasks than matching humans in fine-motor skills. Since then, the concept has become a reality.

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Hospital-at-Home: Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones

GeriPal

We talk with Bruce Leff and Tacara Soones about the hospital-at-home movement, which has been shown to reduce costs, improve outcomes and improve the patient experience. JAGS Hospital-at-Home Interventions vs In-Hospital Stay for Patients With Chronic Disease Who Present to the Emergency Department: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.

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