Medical devices that incorporate medicines.
There are now thousands of medical devices in use for the diagnosis, prevention, treatment or monitoring or disease or disability, and for contraception. Some of the devices used within the body also incorporate a medicine. What are the implications for the regulation of, and dissemination of information about, such products?
D016907:Adverse Drug Reaction Reporting Systems; D018795:Device Approval; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015918:Infusion Pumps, Implantable; D008297:Male; D019736:Prostheses and Implants