25 July 2017 - Imagine checking your blood sugar levels several times a day with a glucose meter to keep your diabetes under control. 

Or maybe you’ve had a hip joint replaced or a stent inserted in your coronary artery to treat a heart blockage. Maybe you participated in a clinical trial to help researchers or a manufacturer better understand a new device to treat a condition.

It’s possible that you had some unexpected experiences with the device or clinical trial and you’d like to share what happened with your physician, the manufacturer, other patients or even FDA.

Now, there’s a way. For the first time, an FDA advisory committee will focus on patient-related issues. On Oct. 11-12, 2017, FDA will hold the inaugural meeting of the new Patient Engagement Advisory Committee (PEAC). The topic will be the challenges of clinical trial design, conduct, and reporting identified by patients.

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