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Friday, October 3, 2014

2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - FDA.gov

Updated February 24, 2021

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Read the full FDA article: Medical Countermeasures Initiative > 2014 Ebola Outbreak in West Africa - FDA.gov:

"Fast Facts 
  • Ebola is the cause of a viral hemorrhagic fever disease.
  • Currently, there are no FDA-approved vaccines or drugs to prevent or treat Ebola.
  • Ebola does not pose a significant risk to the U.S. public.
Treatment:
CDC recommends supportive therapy for patients as the primary treatment for Ebola. This includes balancing the patient’s fluids and electrolytes, maintaining their oxygen status and blood pressure and treating them for any complicating infections."

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Wednesday, March 26, 2014

Combination Products 101 - A Primer For Medical Device Makers - Med Device Online

Combination Products 101 A Primer For Medical Device Makers - Med Device Online:

"Most people have a very limited view of combination products. There are combination products under development today that involve many more things than just drugs, biologics, and medical devices. They involve foods. They involve nutraceuticals. They involve cosmetics, or so-called cosmeceuticals. They involve all kinds of technologies. From a regulatory perspective, these emerging combination products are going to present some real challenges for the future, because we don't have the regulation to support them."

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Friday, August 2, 2013

6 Questions For A Veteran FDA Investigator | FDAzilla Blog


6 Questions For A Veteran FDA Investigator | FDAzilla Blog:

"Today we have the privilege of interviewing former FDA investigator, Luis Chavarria. After 30 years of conducting, managing, and supervising inspections, his insights are worthy of heavy consideration."

You might also be interested in this course:
Surviving an FDA Inspection

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Sunday, March 11, 2012

Knock, Knock, FDA Calling

This is a nice article with a nutritional supplement twist to it.

Knock, Knock, FDA Calling - Slowtwitch.com:

"In the United States, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is responsible for protecting and promoting public health with ultimate oversight of food and drugs, and of particular interest for this article, the nutritional supplement industry. Their regulatory control covers two main areas: product safety and accurate product labeling. This article summarizes some of what goes on behind the scenes to keep consumer products safer."
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Friday, March 6, 2009

Primer On Clinical Drug Studies

Updated May 30, 2025

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You might also like this podcast from the FDA on Clinical Trial Basics:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=brYANNYW8IY

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Watch this free video and learn about, "Drug Studies: Who, What, When, Where, and Why."

UCTV says, "Almost every American takes a drug every day; many take three or more. This series presented by the UCSF Osher Lifelong Learning Institute explores your medicine, your health and your money. In this episode join John Flaherty, director of medical affairs at Gilead Science, Inc, as he explores the use of drug studies. Series: "UCSF Mini Medical School for the Public" [9/2007] [Health and Medicine] [Show ID: 13072] " 


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