emergency use authorization
noun
variants
or less commonly Emergency Use Authorization
plural emergency use authorizations also Emergency Use Authorizations
: an authorization granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during a public health emergency that allows for the use of a drug or other medical product prior to its full approval
Under section 564 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act), when the Secretary of HHS declares that an emergency use authorization is appropriate, FDA may authorize unapproved medical products or unapproved uses of approved medical products to be used in an emergency …—
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fda.govEspecially during a shortage, much of the red tape needs to be cut away, much as formal review processes for new vaccines and drugs gave way to Emergency Use Authorizations during the pandemic.—Marc Siegel
Marc SiegelThe U.S. Food and Drug Administration on Tuesday granted emergency use authorization for the Pfizer booster for this age group …—Aidin Vaziri
Aidin Vaziricalled also EUA
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One of the lawsuits (dismissed by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals) alleged that the Food and Drug Administration’s issuance of emergency use authorizations for Covid vaccines recommended to children violated parents’ rights.
—Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
All the patients who have been treated with phage therapy in the US outside of clinical trials have been treated under an FDA emergency use authorization as Patterson was.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have received approval for adults for their COVID-19 vaccines, in 2021 and 2022, respectively, after first receiving emergency use authorization in 2020.
—Alice Park, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
For vaccines provided under emergency use authorization, however, such as vaccines against H1N1 in 2009 and now Covid-19, safety science and compensation programs have been chronically underfunded.
—Gregory A. Poland, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
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Brandy Zadrozny, NBC News, 13 Nov. 2024
All the patients who have been treated with phage therapy in the US outside of clinical trials have been treated under an FDA emergency use authorization as Patterson was.
—Jess Craig, Vox, 1 Oct. 2024
Both Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna have received approval for adults for their COVID-19 vaccines, in 2021 and 2022, respectively, after first receiving emergency use authorization in 2020.
—Alice Park, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
For vaccines provided under emergency use authorization, however, such as vaccines against H1N1 in 2009 and now Covid-19, safety science and compensation programs have been chronically underfunded.
—Gregory A. Poland, STAT, 14 Aug. 2024
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emergency use authorization
noun
variants
also Emergency Use Authorization
: an authorization granted by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during a public health emergency that allows for the use of a drug or medical product prior to its full approval
During the 2009 influenza A (H1N1) pandemic, the Food and Drug Administration granted emergency use authorization of IV neuraminidase inhibitors for hospitalized patients with influenza, creating a need for rapid decision analyses to help guide use.—Bruce Y. Lee et al., The American Journal of Managed Care
Bruce Y. Lee et al., The American Journal of Managed CareBased on these initial findings, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued an Emergency Use Authorization for the emergency use of remdesivir for the treatment of hospitalized COVID-19 patients.—Richard T. Eastman et al., American Chemical Society Central Science
Richard T. Eastman et al., American Chemical Society Central Sciencecalled also EUA
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