FDA: EUAs for COVID-19 Lab Tests Will Continue after PHE Ends
Agency says it will continue to have authority to clear new lab tests and other COVID-19 products on an emergency basis even after the PHE ends.
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From - National Intelligence Report
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FDA Watch: Agency to Allow DTC Marketing of Genetic Tests without Premarket Approval
From - National Intelligence Report
The FDA's longstanding policy of restricting direct-to-consumer (DTC) marketing of products without formal premarket approval is well known. But while it always applied to…
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From - National Intelligence Report
The CLIA standards that a lab must meet are based on the complexity of the in vitro diagnostic tests it…
Kellison Award goes to FDA’s Dr. Alberto Gutierrez
From - Laboratory Industry Report
Dr. Alberto Gutierrez is the 2017 recipient of the Kellison Lab Industry Distinguished Service Award. Dr. Guitierrez retired in August after…
