Cholestech waiver
This article was originally published in The Gray Sheet
Executive Summary
Cholestech is granted a waiver under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments July 12 for its Lipid Profile ALT test panel for simultaneously measuring cholesterol and liver damage. The status makes the product accessible to doctors' offices and health clinics for point-of-care testing. Inverness Medical agreed to acquire Cholestech in June (1"The Gray Sheet" June 11, 2007, p. 9)...
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