British Health Authorities Criticize Medical Laboratory Tests for Consumers | Dark Daily

British Health Authorities Criticize Medical Laboratory Tests for Consumers
Category: Laboratory News, Laboratory Pathology
Published: May 6 2011



It’s not just in the United States that Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) medical laboratory tests are coming under criticism, as reported in recent weeks by Dark Daily. Two prominent organizations in the United Kingdom (UK) have issued reports with serious criticisms of what are known as “Do-It-Yourself” (DIY) clinical laboratory tests in that country.

Researchers identified the several ways that DIY test in the UK, often bought over-the-counter in pharmacies, could mislead or harm consumers. In our earlier Dark Daily e-briefing titled “Medical Laboratory Tests for Consumers Under Investigation on Two Continents,” we presented pathologists and clinical laboratory managers with the results of a General Accountability Office (GAO) study that was critical of DTC medical laboratory tests.

This e-briefing also reported on the findings of a public hearing conducted by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) about Direct-to-Consumer (DTC) testing that included a special focus on genetic tests sold to consumers by Internet-based clinical laboratory testing companies.

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