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                Home Use Devices

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Home Healthcare Medical Devices: A Checklist (PDF version)
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Home use tests allow you to test for some diseases or conditions in the privacy of your own home. These tests are cost-effective, quick, and confidential. Home use tests can help:

detect possible health conditions when you have no symptoms, so that you can get early treatment and lower your chance of developing later complications (such as cholesterol testing, hepatitis testing).
	detect specific conditions when there are no signs so that you can take immediate action (such as  pregnancy testing).
	monitor conditions to allow frequent changes in treatment (such as glucose testing to monitor blood sugar levels in diabetes).More About Home Use Tests

Home Use Tests
	Find All FDA-Approved Home and Lab Tests
	How You Can Get the Best Results With Home Use Tests
	How You Can Know If FDA Regulates an Over-The-Counter Test

                                                                                  Content current as of:
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                        Home Use Devices Initiative
          Unique Considerations in the Home
          Specific Devices for Home Use
          Frequently Asked Questions About Home Use Devices
          FDA's Role in Regulating Medical Devices
          FDA Activities:  Home Use Devices
          Additional Resources on Home Use Devices
 
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