Posted by YOGI BRONX on April 19, 2009, at 22:44:57
In reply to Re: ECT machines banned by FDA » YOGI BRONX, posted by Phillipa on April 19, 2009, at 20:07:55
Dear Phillipa,
I mistook the number of days that the ECT device manufacturers are allowed before they have to answer the FDA's demand that they prove their machines' effectiveness. It is 120, (August 7), rather than 90. The 90 day deadline is for the morphine meds.
Here are two links:
"FDA Near to Closing Books on Grandfathered Medical Devices"
By Emily P. Walker, Washington Correspondent, MedPage Today
http://www.medpagetoday.com/Washington-Watch/Washington-Watch/13679
describing the original announcement, and:
"With FDA Change, ECT May Go the Way of the Dinosaur"
By John M. Grohol, Psy.D.
http://psychcentral.com/blog/archives/2009/04/15/with-fda-change-ect-may-go-the-way-of-the-dinosaur/
amplifying its possible effect on ECT treatment.
Cordially,
YOGI
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