US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Emergency Use Authorization: Glass Half Full or Glass Half Empty?
Clin Infect Dis
; 73(3): 549-552, 2021 08 02.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-33104216
Recently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) issued emergency use authorization (EUA) for convalescent plasma (CP) for the treatment of hospitalized patients with coronavirus disease 2019 based on a non-peer-reviewed, open-label, observational study. Issuance of an EUA without a proven randomized, controlled trial (RCT) sets a dangerous precedent since the premature action drives healthcare providers and patients away from RCTs that are essential for determining the efficacy and safety of CP. More caution should have been taken based on what was learned from the recent debacle related to the rescinded EUA of hydroxychloroquine and chloroquine, which were approved initially based on an anecdotal report. The FDA process for determining efficacy and safety must be based solely on data from RCTs in order to sustain public and professional trust for future treatment and vaccine efforts to be successful.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Base de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
COVID-19
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Tratamiento Farmacológico de COVID-19
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Observational_studies
Límite:
Humans
País/Región como asunto:
America do norte
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Infect Dis
Asunto de la revista:
DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS
Año:
2021
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Estados Unidos
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos