FDA Tempers Accuracy Standards For Hospital Glucose Meters In Final Guidance
Executive Summary
The US agency finalized two closely watched guidance documents for blood glucose systems used in the hospital and at home. The guidance focusing on hospital point-of-care systems included a key revision of proposed accuracy standards from a 2014 draft guidance that had been broadly maligned as too tough.
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