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Re:A Controversial Autism Treatment Is About to Become a Big... by panzagl on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @04:48PM (#28778230)
This is basically selling a treatment while it's still in clinical trials- how is that not illegal?
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Re:A Controversial Autism Treatment Is About to Become a Big... by shkkmo on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @05:31PM (#28778733)
I was also confused about this. The article doesn't discuss any regulatory approval process. Does this treatment somehow fall under one of the categories where that is not required?
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Re:A Controversial Autism Treatment Is About to Become a Big... by elliekelly on Wednesday October 06, 2021 @05:39PM (#28778838)
I think it’s the “Expanded Access Program”[1] they mentioned at the beginning of the article but I struggle to see how that would really apply to autism?

[1]https://www.fda.gov/news-events/public-health-focus/expanded...

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