Day: April 20, 2023

Medical device manufacturers need to re-access if their device’s FDA approval or clearance is still valid upon making modifications to the device. Not doing a proper assessment could lead to FDA deeming the device illegally marketed. This hard lesson was learnt by Abbott’s Canadian unit selling a diagnostic test for quantitative measurement of cardiac troponin … Read more

The media frenzy driven by social media posts describing the off-label use of Ozempic and similar drugs for weight loss has seemingly caught the FDA off-guard. This is a classic case of where off-label promotion of a product by sources independent of the manufacturers has yielded excessive riches for the manufacturers. The hype around weight … Read more