Animal Planet: FDA Opens Adverse Event Files For Devices Used On Animals
Executive Summary
With the agency’s transparency under siege, US FDA is moving to put more adverse event data into public databases. First up: Thirty years of records on medical devices used in animals. The release could have ramifications for device-makers because some equipment, such as radiological devices, is used on both animals and humans.
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