Medical Devices

Explanations, regulations, court decisions, proposals, final rules, guidance, and other news regarding the classification, general controls, special controls, premarket approval, and recall of medical devices. Specific coverage areas include enforcement issues, adulteration, labeling, premarket notification, good manufacturing practices, preformance standards, preemption, and investigational use exemptions. Select from the list of Medical Devices products below:

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IRB continuing review of subjects' welfare; draft guidance

Institutional review boards (IRBs) should review their responsibilities regarding the criteria, process, and frequency of continuing review to assure the protection of the rights and welfare of subjects in clinical investigations, according to a draft guidance published by the FDA.

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GAO: Drug price increases due to lack of competition

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) attributed the sudden and rapidly growing costs of brand-name prescription drugs in part to a lack of therapeutically equivalent brand-name and generic drugs.

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