Calling himself a “wartime president,” Donald Trump on 18 March invoked the Defense Production Act to push US manufacturers to produce medical products needed to combat COVID-19 – even if those companies aren’t device makers. Trump later signed an Executive Order giving Health and Human Services secretary Alex Azar the power to “allocate materials, services and facilities as deemed necessary or appropriate” – all actions covered by the DPA.
Calling himself a “wartime president,” Donald Trump on 18 March invoked a Korean War era law to push US manufacturers to produce medical products needed to combat COVID-19 – even if those companies aren’t device makers.
“I will be invoking the Defense Production Act, just in case we need it. It can do a lot of...
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US FDA has greenlighted Senseonics’ Eversense 365 continuous glucose monitor, which must be replaced just once a year. Capable of being integrated with compatible insulin pumps as part of an automated insulin delivery system, the fully implantable device lasts 185 days longer than the Eversense E3 sensor and far outstrips competing CGMs, which last only for 10-14 days.
With the reversal of the Chevron doctrine in June, lower courts will now have more say in deciding regulatory statutes when the language is murky. But will that open the door to more legal challenges from the healthcare industry against government regulations it finds unfavorable? A pair of legal experts recently discussed the potential implications of the Court’s decision.
The US FDA released six more device classifications in early September, including products from Edwards, Interscope, and Baxter Healthcare.
This week, a Delaware court awarded Auris Health shareholders $1bn in a lawsuit against Johnson & Johnson; Abbott recalled some FreeStyle Libre 3 sensors; and McKesson purchased a controlling interest in a Florida cancer care chain.
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The Food and Drug Administration’s final guidance outlines the agency’s thinking for sponsors submitting de novo requests electronically, which they must starting in October 2025.
