FDA Seeks Input on OTC Infectious Disease Testing | Medpage Today

FDA Seeks Input on OTC Infectious Disease Testing | Medpage Today

FDA Seeks Input on OTC Infectious Disease Testing

Advisors to discuss risks, benefits, data needs

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• by Molly Walker 
  Staff Writer, MedPage Today

• The benefits and risks of over-the-counter tests for infectious diseases including respiratory infections, Group A Streptococcus and certain sexually transmitted infections (STIs) -- and how the FDA should evaluate them -- is the topic for an agency advisory committee meeting to be held Tuesday.