BIO375H5 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Medical Device, Virtual Reality, Financial Plan
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Fda approves the drugs (food and drug administration) Most recent drugs approved listed at the top of website list. List of approved drugs can change at any time do not memorize list. Last column on right hand side tells you why the drug was developed. Spinal muscular atrophy autosomal recessive progressive muscle wasting and loss of motor neurons. Test your understanding question: no drug was approved to treat spinal muscular atrophy (sma) in 2016. Swallowable balloon for weight loss (med gadgets) swallow a capsule and then it enlarges to inflate (eat less) makes you feel more full. Lasts no longer than 6 months multiple balloons can be used was approved by the fda. To remove the balloon, you need endoscopy. Single handed inserter for birth control approved by the fda in 2016 two handed inserter version was approved in 2015 (previous year) upgraded to single hand double handed is the older version.
