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Consider alternative evidence sources for medical devices

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Equity of access is an underpinning theme of the NHS. Concerns raised in accessing the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitor encapsulate many of the wider problems facing technologies that are… Click to show full abstract

Equity of access is an underpinning theme of the NHS. Concerns raised in accessing the FreeStyle Libre flash glucose monitor encapsulate many of the wider problems facing technologies that are not medicines.1 Unlike medicines, the published evidence base is often weak, and this is unlikely to change. Should resources be allocated only to areas where strong evidence exists from randomised controlled trials (RCTs) and meta-analyses, even …

Keywords: consider alternative; evidence sources; evidence; alternative evidence; sources medical; medical devices

Journal Title: British Medical Journal
Year Published: 2018

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