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Indications for Drugs (uses), Approved vs. Non-approved. In medical terminology, an "indication" for a drug refers to the use of that drug for treating a particular disease. For example, diabetes is an indication for insulin. Another way of stating this relationship is that insulin is indicated for the treatment of diabetes.
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HAPE: High altitude pulmonary edema. HPS: Hantavirus...
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Canadians rely on medical devices to maintain and improve their health and well-being. Canada has one of the best regulatory systems in the world for medical devices, with some of the most stringent requirements. The Government of Canada is taking steps to further ensure the safety, effectiveness and quality of the medical devices used by Canadians...
Health Canada reviews medical devices to assess their safety, effectiveness and quality before being authorized for sale in Canada.
Information about nanotechnology-based health products and food. This section contains fee information, guidance documents, forms and policies needed to submit all of the different types of applications. The Activities section contains information supporting Health Canada's regulation of medical devices, including announcements, consultations and f...
The Regulatory Operations and Enforcement Branch is responsible for managing the national compliance and enforcement program for medical devices. This program has an establishment licensing component, a proactive inspection component and a responsive compliance/investigation component.
HAPE: High altitude pulmonary edema. HPS: Hantavirus pulmonary syndrome. A type of contagious, infectious disease is transmitted by rats infected with the virus. IBS: Irritable bowel syndrome (A medical disease that involves the gastrointestinal tract.) IDDM: Insulin -dependent diabetes mellitus.
New class IV medical devices approved in 2020. Body fluid and tissue management devices. Body tissue manipulation and reparation devices. Cardiovascular devices. Gastro-urological devices. General hospital devices. In vitro diagnostic medical devices. Neurological devices. Plastic surgery and cosmetic devices.
The use of certain abbreviations can be dangerous and lead to patient injury or death. Examples of error-prone medical abbreviations include: IU (international unit): may be confused with “IV” (intravenous) µg (microgram): may be confused with mg (milligram) U (unit): may be mistaken for “0” (zero), increasing the dose tenfold.
Jun 27, 2022 · FDA clearance is granted to Class II medical devices that can prove substantial equivalence to a previously approved or cleared medical device, or “predicate.”. When the FDA initially categorized devices into classes in 1976, they actually based those categories on an existing list of devices. Their goal was to streamline future device ...
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approved mental health professional: APTT: activated partial thromboplastin time (a measure of how long it takes your blood to clot) ASQ: Ages and Stages Questionnaire (a set of questions about children's development) b.d.s, bds, BDS: 2 times a day: b.i.d., bid, bd: twice a day / twice daily / 2 times daily: BMI: body mass index: BNO: bowels ...