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The FDA Backdoor to MDMA Rescheduling

Bill of Health

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) means the drug may be rescheduled, which will lead to substantially decreased regulations attached to it. However, in 2016, DEA added some clarity to the “accepted medical use” qualification, saying that FDA approval was one way to achieve this threshold.

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Pig Hearts for Humans and the FDA

Bill of Health

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has not approved any genetically modified or pure animal organs for xenotransplantation in humans. For the surgery to go forward in Bennett’s case, the team had to submit a request to the FDA seeking to use the pig heart in the emergency procedure (so-called “compassionate use” ). Categorization.

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Cell Therapies and their Legal Discontents

Bill of Health

In February, the news broke that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) had approved a “first of its kind” new cancer therapy. Exciting as this is, cell therapies face complex regulatory schemes and various levers to the process of FDA approval. Are they classifiable as regenerative therapies for life-threatening conditions ?

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How Will New FDA Hearing Aid Regulations Impact Health Plans?

HIT Consultant

First, let’s examine the new regulatory framework the FDA established. For example, in furtherance of the laudable goal of enhancing access and affordability of hearing healthcare, the FDA does not require that a hearing health professional verify a member’s hearing loss to be eligible for an OTC device. Epub 2016 Aug 23.

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FDA's Agenda for 2016: Biggest Issues on Agency’s Calendar for the New Year

The Health Law Firm

Board Certified by The Florida Bar in Health Law The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has great influence on a vast array of issues impacting the medical industry in the US The decisions it makes in 2016 will have a significant impact for health care providers and on the lives of many Americans. Indest III, J.D.,

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Federal Court of Appeals Panel Issues Ruling in Litigation Challenging FDA Approval of Mifepristone

Hall Render

Food & Drug Administration (“FDA”) approval and regulation of mifepristone (brand name Mifeprex), a drug used in medically induced abortions. The panel vacated in part and affirmed in part a decision by a District Court judge in Texas that would have suspended the FDA’s approval of mifepristone. Jackson Women’s Health.

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FDA clears Medtronic's smartphone-connected CGM for MDI users

Mobi Health News

Medtronic has finally received FDA clearance for Guardian Connect, its smartphone-connected standalone CGM for patients who use multiple daily injections (MDI) for their insulin. Medtronic's closed-loop system for pump users was cleared in 2016.

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