Medical devices; general hospital and personal use devices;   classification of remote medication management system. Final rule.
The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is classifying the remote medication management systems into class II (special controls). Elsewhere in this issue of the Federal Register, FDA is announcing the availability of a guidance document entitled, "Guidance for Industry and Food and Drug Administration Staff; Class II Special Controls Guidance Document: Remote Medication Management System," which will serve as the special control for this device type. The agency is classifying this device type into class II (special controls) in order to provide a reasonable assurance of safety and effectiveness of these devices.
D004360:Drug Therapy, Computer-Assisted / Q000145:classification; D006801:Humans; D050316:Medical Order Entry Systems / Q000145:classification; D008510:Medication Systems, Hospital / Q000145:classification; D014481:United States; D014486:United States Food and Drug Administration