Adults with perceived mild to moderate hearing impairment will be able to buy hearing aids directly from stores, pharmacies and online retailers — no prescription or doctor's appointment required — as soon as mid-October.
that the FDA is working with manufacturers to ensure the over-the-counter devices are of"good quality" and meet the agency's performance criteria.The administration is also touting the move as one that will reduce red tape while promoting innovation and competition in a highly concentrated marketplace.released by Sens. Chuck Grassley, R-Iowa, and Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., in June found that the top five hearing aid manufacturers control more than 90% of the market.
Congress passed that proposal at the time, but the Trump administration FDA didn't issue the rules that would actually allow for those devices to be sold directly to consumers. It's being implemented now because of the
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