Maine Public Broadcasting News, March 22, 2016. Dr. Tracy Rupp shares the concern that patients with the opioid addiction treatment implant needed to take additional doses of buprenorphine. From a patient safety standpoint, she expresses her concern and hopes for further studies about the risks and benefits for patients who get the implant.
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FDA to Shift Clinical Evidence for Medical Devices Toward Postmarket
Medical Design Technology, April 4, 2016. The National Center for Health Research expresses that Advancing Breakthrough Devices for Patients Act of 2015 encourages companies to get medical products on the market quickly as opposed to focusing on patient safety and product efficiency.
Read More »Possible Drug Risks Buried in Delayed FDA ‘Watch Lists’
Medscape Medical News, March 29, 2016. Dr Diana Zuckerman explains that publication delays of drug watch lists illustrate how the FDA caters more to drug manufacturers than patients.
Read More »Can an Implant Stop Heroin Addiction?
The Daily Beast, March 27, 2016. Tracy Rupp told the advisory committee at the FDA that she was “disappointed to conclude” that the evidence wasn’t enough for her to endorse the opioid addition treatment. “While we all desperately want new treatments for opioid abuse, we have to be sure they are safe and effective,” she said.
Read More »Senate Approves FDA’s ‘Breakthrough Pathway’ for Medical Devices’
DOTmed.com, March 23, 2016. Diana Zuckerman, president of the National Center for Health Research, wrote on behalf of the watchdog group that it was “concerned that the focus of these bills is on getting medical products to market more quickly, instead of making sure they are safe and effective.”
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