Day: October 26, 2023

Often patients request transfusion of blood donated exclusively from specific individuals, like relatives, friends, or those with specific characteristics (e.g., gender, sexual orientation, vaccination status, or religion). Recently, there has been a surge in directed blood donations where patients wanted blood transfusions from donors who did not receive COVID-19 vaccinations. The FDA, the American Blood … Read more

FDA’s enforcement policy for the distribution of off-label or unapproved information by manufacturers has come a long way in the last decade; from very conservative to reasonably flexible where companies can share off-label information freely provided they follow some basic rules prohibiting overt promotion using such information. This week’s new FDA guidance adds to the … Read more