Defibrillator OTC
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Philips Medical's HeartStart OnSite will join the HeartStart Home as the first defibrillators available to consumers without a prescription beginning in early February. Additional over-the-counter availability will make defibrillators more accessible to communities, schools and businesses for implementing early defibrillation programs, according to the company. Both devices received FDA clearance in September 2004 (1"The Gray Sheet" Sept. 20, 2004, p. 16)...