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Health Care Products
The Food and Drug Administration oversees a broad range of medical and consumer products. In fact, the agency estimates that the items it regulates account for 20 cents of each dollar Americans spend.

The Pew Charitable Trusts understands the tremendous impact these products have on public health. This project advances policies that will effectively protect consumers from dangerous products and reduce safety risks associated with new innovations in the marketplace. Pew’s current efforts focus on diagnostic tests, dietary supplements, over-the-counter drugs, and regenerative medicine.

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Article June 1, 2021

FDA Must Prevent Illegal Regenerative Medicines

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Article June 1, 2021

The Food and Drug Administration has pledged that after May 31, 2021, the agency will broadly enforce requirements that developers of regenerative medicine products—therapies intended to repair or replace damaged cells, tissues, and organs—follow relevant approval rules for new drugs, medical devices, and biologics. FDA’s increased enforcement comes not a moment too soon: Hundreds of businesses continue to sell unapproved—and unproven—regenerative therapies directly to consumers, leading to patient injuries and deaths.

Article February 13, 2020

FDA Needs Tools to Monitor Dietary Supplement Safety

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Article February 13, 2020

At a time when most Americans say they have taken dietary supplements, the Food and Drug Administration just does not have the tools to effectively ensure that these products are safe. In a recent survey, a majority of adults echoed this concern: 7 in 10 said they think the agency cannot protect consumers from harmful supplements.

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Issue Brief May 14, 2019

What Are In Vitro Diagnostic Tests, and How Are They Regulated?

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In Vitro
Issue Brief May 14, 2019

Health care providers rely on a variety of tools to diagnose conditions and guide treatment decisions. Among the most common and widely used are <i>in vitro</i> diagnostics (IVDs), which are clinical tests that analyze samples taken from the human body. Patients may receive—or forgo—medical care based on diagnostic test results, making it critically important that tests are reliable.

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Diagnostic Tests
Dietary Supplements
Over-the-Counter Drugs
Regenerative Medicine
Emerging Technologies
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Health Care Products
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