By Annemarie Mannion
Safe
A GLIMPSE INSIDE THE VARIETY
OF FDA APPROVALS AWARDED
TO MEDICAL PRODUCTS
AND WHAT THEY MEAN FOR
PRACTITIONERS AND PATIENTS.
NEW DRUGS and medical devices may be
touted as FDA approved, but exactly what
does that highly valued and oft-cited stamp
of approval mean? It's a question that's sure to
come up often for physicians as they consider
whether to prescribe a new treatment for their
patients or bring a medical device of their own
design to the marketplace.
52 SEPTEMBER 2014
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Med Esthetics
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Eff ective
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